One way to stop looking at Internet porn
If you’re the type of person - Christian or otherwise - who is looking to stop looking at pornography on the Internet, I may have stumbled into software that can help you quit. (via Pastor Dennis)
www.XXXchurch.com, an online resource that helps people who want to overcome their sexual addictions, links to a free download called X3Watch. Simply, it’s a software that records the websites you visit and sends a list of the more, um, adult-oriented websites to an accountability partner (it can be your wife or husband, a friend from church, whoever).
The philosophy behind X3Watch Accountability Software is simple: open and honest communication between friends (or spouses) regarding vital issues is terribly important, and if pornography is something that both people feel is something that should be avoided, X3Watch can assist by facilitating the accountability of one person to the other. It may be utilize the ’shame factor’ a bit much, but I personally don’t see a problem with it., because nothing is more important to me than making my wife happy.
I downloaded X3Watch and plunked Cathy’s name into the email address field without hesitation. On occasion, I’ve failed to avoid websites of the seedier nature, but now that I know there’s a watchdog of some sort on my computer that will tell Cathy I’ve been, um, weak, I’m a little more encouraged and a lot more vigilant of my actions online. I’ve repented of this addiction, but it still takes action to ensure it doesn’t happen again. I owe it to myself, to my wife, to my kids, and to my God to be a good example, and X3Watch helps me take one step closer to getting there.
Good for you, Ganns!
I personally have internet filter software on all our computers, including my laptop. My wife holds the passwords on all. I know my weakness as well that’s why I had to implement such measures.
The software is sometimes over-aggressive in blocking sites. I’d have to wait for my wife to unblock the site I want to see for me. Other times, the software is too lenient in letting unsavory content through. At that point, I’d have to rely on prayer and trust, and if
that failsI fail, confession and contriteness follows.Hi Ganns,
This is a really interesting post! Good to know that technology has been put to good use. Never knew accountability partners are going high tech now, heheh
But it’s great that you and Daniel voluntarily do so, I think that’s the mark of a real man - to be able admit your weaknesses and work on it together with your partners as a couple.