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Religious moralists campaign against porn websites being available to UK adults
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 | 16th December 2023
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article from premierchristianity.com
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Kevin Bennett, acting CEO of the religious moralist campaign group Premier Christianity, said: The government is currently considering how best to review laws around pornography. Premier would like to see new regulations
that make online platforms and websites more responsible for the content they host. The Online Safety Act is a welcome development. However, while it limits children's exposure to pornography, it doesn't regulate it. Illegal
explicit content will continue unchecked, which means children will still be at risk of exposure to harmful images. Also, young and vulnerable adults with addictive personalities will continue to be damaged by abusive content. Hard copy videos containing strong sexual content are rated R18 by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) and can only be supplied through a licensed sex shop. The BBFC is the main statutory regulator of pornography but their powers only extend to offline distribution. If the BBFC refuses to classify (because, for example, it contains illegal content) it cannot be published. However, the BBFC has no regulatory or enforcement powers over online pornography.
At a recent inquiry by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Commercial Sexual Exploitation, the BBFC said: Regrettably, equivalent protections do not currently exist on the internet,
where hard-core pornography (including illegal content and content the BBFC would refuse to classify on harm grounds) is freely accessible to viewers of all ages.
The online pornography industry has been unregulated
for too long. Pornography has proven, harmful effects on loving and meaningful relationships and can form destructive addictions. Pornography consumption leads to the dehumanisation and objectification of women and can fuel sexual violence.
The government should regulate the supply of pornography as well as the demand for it. It is welcome that the government is now undertaking an internal review, and we expect a consultation next year - but we
don't yet know when and what it is prepared to legislate for. Advert It is imperative that action is taken soon -- certainly before a general election is called. Pornography should be acknowledged as a form of sexual exploitation,
and routes for redress for those harmed by pornography provided. Third party facilitators will then be more mindful of their contribution to the industry and how accountable they are prepared to be. The existing outdated patchwork
of laws governing pornography need urgently updating. But it must be more than a tidying up exercise. It is critical that reforms are introduced to ensure that pornography is regulated consistently both online and offline.
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Sex outs ide of marriage is set to become a criminal offence in Indonesia even for tourists and visitors
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| 7th December 2022
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Indonesia's parliament has overhauled the country's criminal code to outlaw sex outside marriage and curtail free speech, in a dramatic setback to freedoms. Passed with support from all political parties, the draconian legislation has shocked not only
rights activists but also the country's booming tourism sector, which relies on a stream of visitors to its tropical islands. Newspapers in Australia have labelled the legislation the Bali bonk ban as the law will apply to Indonesians and
visiting foreigners. Maulana Yusran, the deputy chief of Indonesia's tourism industry board, said: The code was totally counterproductive and introduced just as the country was trying to recover from the
pandemic. We deeply regret the government have closed their eyes.
Supporters of the new laws say that while sex outside marriage will be punishable by a year in jail and cohabitation by six months, charges can nominally be based only
on police reports lodged by a spouse, parents or children. But Taufik Basari, a legislator of the NasDem party, said that if a tourist visiting Bali, for instance, had consensual sex with an Indonesian national, and it was reported to police by the
Indonesian's parent or child, that tourist could be arrested. There are fears the rules could have a severe impact on LGBTQ+ communities in Indonesia, where gay marriage is not acknowledged. |
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The clergy with such an appalling record of child abuse presumes to pontificate to everybody else about porn
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| 26th June 2022
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The Guildford Diocesan Synod has submitted a motion to the General Synod, the Church of England's legislative body, seeking to prevent children and young people from online exposure to pornography. The General Synod, which takes place in York next month,
will consider the motion. In the papers published last week, the Rev Charleen Hollington, a member of the Leatherhead Deanery Synod, Guildford, wrote: Access to pornography means that a distorted and harmful view of
what constitutes normal sexual relations is being absorbed by each new generation of children and young people. This is placing pressure on young boys and girls to conform to stereotypes of domination on the one hand and
submission and degradation on the other, and is creating a wider culture of abusive attitudes towards girls and women. A law requiring age verification for access to commercial porn sites was meant to come into effect in 2018, but
it never did for reasons having to do with bureaucratic delay and then a changed approach by the Government. 'Increase awareness of harms of pornography'
Hollington also criticised the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's
Bill, saying: If passed, the proposed legislation will go some way to addressing the problems. However, legislation introduced in 2018 which was designed to require age verification for access to commercial porn sites
never came into effect. Therefore, the need for the motion to be passed by General Synod now remains as strong as it has always been. The motion acknowledges the current problem, asks the Government to take action and recommends
programmes to increase awareness of the harms of pornography.
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Benedetta, a new movie from Paul Verhoeven with shades of Ken Russell's The Devils
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16th April 2022
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Benedetta is a 2021 France/Belgium/Netherlands historical romance by Paul Verhoeven
Starring Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling and Daphne Patakia
A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair.
A lesbian
nun thriller that features a sex scene that has been slammed by Catholic groups who have claimed it as appalling and blasphemous. The film was released on Good Friday, The film, Benedetta, directed by Paul Verhoeven, is based upon a real-life
story of a 17th century nun called Benedetta Carlini who is suffering from from disturbing religious and erotic visions. A scene which features a statue of Virgin Mary being used as a sex toy has been particularly slammed by Catholics. A spokesman
for the Irish Society for Christian Civilisation, Damien Murphy said: This movie is a fraud and nothing more than a blatant attack on the Catholic faith. There is no way that a director would depict Mohammed acting in
a sexual manner. There is not one director in Hollywood or Europe who would dare mock Mohammed or the Jewish faith -- it just wouldn't happen.
The Irish Society for Christian Civilisation have launched a petition calling for the film
not to be released, which has drawn more than 13,000 petitions. The petition reads: I strongly oppose and condemn your distribution and promotion of Paul Verhoeven's film Benedetta. It offends God, and countless
Catholics all over the world. This immoral film blasphemously features several Jesus-on-nun intense 'make outs', a statuette of Mary Most Holy used as a sex-toy and voyeuristic lesbian nuns pornography.
The Irish Film Classification
Office rated the film 18 uncut for strong sex and violence including scenes of torture and sexual assault. The film is being release MPA Unrated in the US. Meanwhile the BBFC has also rated the film 18 uncut, but for sexual violence, strong
sex, nudity, bloody violence:
The BBFC have additionally commented: There are scenes of strong sex, including cunnilingus, masturbation and implied penetration with a wooden sex toy. Such scenes also contain sexualised breast, buttock and
genital nudity. In one sequence, a woman masturbates in front of her lover, who is reluctant to engage in sexual acts, ultimately refusing to touch her. sexual violence and sexual threat A woman is tortured using genital
mutilation; it is implied that a device is used to penetrate her, but this is not shown in strong detail. In another sequence, a man attempts to rape a woman while she is restrained by others, but violence puts an end to the sexual threat.
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