Archives for the 'Youth Ministry' Category
Tackling Calvin Klein
Monday, July 6th, 2009
On Thursday, July 9, the Religious Alliance Againt Pornography will be having an emergency comference call to discuss the controversial Calvin Klein advertisement in NYC. This advertisement (warning explicit) was so provocative that it caused a stir, controversy, and had to be taken down. True to form, RAAP was ready with a strong letter to [...]
When Bullying hits our Kids in Cyberspace
Friday, June 29th, 2007
We have all experienced bullying. It is never pleasant and for some victims, it can become a very serious problem. Unfortunately, the advent of the Internet has provided a venue for a new form of bullying, called “cyber bullying” where web sites, email, online video, chat rooms, etc. are all used as forms of intimidation. [...]
Keeping our Kids Safe Online
Tuesday, March 20th, 2007
Divorce today’s wired teen from their computer or cell phone and you effectively cut them off from their social network.
Survey finds teens increasingly exposed to online pornography
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007
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Cell Phones Preferred for Porn
Tuesday, March 7th, 2006
A recently published article in New Scientist reported that cell phones are increasingly being used for accessing porgography. In fact, according to research conducted by Google, the percentage of users accessing pornography on cell phones is greater than that on personal computers. 20% of searches conducted through mobile phones via Google’s mobile search were for [...]
“Danger Will Robinson!” Protecting Kids on Social Web Sites
Monday, February 13th, 2006
Growing up, I was an avid fan of the television series, “Lost in Space”. On the show, the adolescent Will Robinson was often accompanied by a mechanical guardian named, “Robot”. Robot had the unique ability to sense danger and exclaim the classic phrase, “Danger Will Robinson, danger!” As powerful as computers are today, they cannot [...]