Porn, video games, and the demise of guys

There was an ebook that came out last year called "The Demise of Guys: Why Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It" (Also, see TED talk video). I have not read the book yet, but mention it to bring up this issue of the lame-ifying of boys (we can't really call them men) due to pornography and excessive video game usage. The description of this book paints the picture: "an addiction to video games and online porn have created a generation of shy, socially awkward, emotionally removed, and risk-adverse young men who are unable (and unwilling) to navigate the complexities and risks inherent to real-life relationships, school, and employment."

While several preachers have been talking on this subject for quite some time now (See: Video), more and more people are starting to realize that we have a serious problem on our hands, a problem that all people, Christian or not, should be concerned about.

My point in writing this blog is merely to echo what others have already noted: we are losing REAL men, those who take responsibility for themselves, their wives, and their kids, to a never-ending adolescence of porn and video games. We are on a demise as a gender and everybody-men, women, and children-loses when we men neglect our responsibilities.

The world needs REAL MEN. Not perfect men. Not men who have got it all together. Not men who do nothing bad but neither do anything good. But men who are willing to fight. If we are not fighting like men for what is good and right; if we are not taking responsibility for ourselves and others; if we are, instead becoming enslaved to fantasy worlds and fantasy women, then we have no excuse for being labeled as lame and on a demise.

We need Jesus...