It's all well and good to talk about sexual brokenness in terms of culture. But cultures aren't individuals, and they can never give us the full story, nor show the extent and pain of the brokenness. Whether it's women trapped in the degradation of the pornography business, twisted and abusive relationships between men and women, or fractured families, this brokenness is viciously personal, and it takes lots of prisoners.
This brokenness distorts lives in countless ways, but two stand out as the most severe: First, as John Stonestreet points out in Thursday's BreakPoint commentary, when we absorb the lies sold to us by fashion magazines and pornography about how women and men should look and behave, we become less capable of enjoying real sex. This is especially true of the illusions offered in pornography, which portray women as sex objects rather than human beings. Breaking those illusions, says John, requires re-humanizing their victims and refusing to separate sex from its context of love.

Secondly, our brokenness sexually distorts our view of relationships. As you'll find out in this week's Two-Minute Warning, the economics of sex have drastically changed in our culture. Where women once held the upper hand and could demand that men provide commitment, support and love in return for sexual intimacy, now men hold the upper hand, because of how easy and "cheap" sex has become. As women desperate for love cave to the dictates of male-centered sex, the damage grows more serious, affecting the next generation.

This week at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview, we confront sexual brokenness face-to-face by looking at how it changes lives for the worse. But in doing so, we also offer solutions, and examples of those who have escaped the brokenness and are helping make people whole again.

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	In this week's Two-Minute Warning, John Stonestreet opens the book on how sexual brokenness destroys the lives of everyone involved. Due to sexual license and the steady supply of porn, he says, healthy relationships are threatened. Unfettered sex has dehumanized men and women. >>Watch now.
	In this week's Talking Points, T. M. Moore encourages Christians to do more than complain about sexual brokenness and condemn those caught up in it. Being the light, he says, means offering the alternative, which is what man really desires in the first place. >>Read more.
	In Thursday's BreakPoint Commentary, John Stonestreet reveals how pornography can only exist under one condition: the dehumanization of its victims. Thus, the solution to pornography is to face its very real human faces.  >>Read more.
	In Thursday's Point Commentary, John Stonestreet deals with a proposed law in California that would redefine what family, sexuality and parenthood mean. But in the process, he says, it also redefines reality. >>Read more.