The Good Citizen Podcast #360 How You Can Help Protect Kids from Porn with Joseph Kohm
More than half of teenagers report seeing online pornography before the age of thirteen, and 73% percent of teens report exposure to pornography. The harms of pornography are well documented, and seventeen U.S states have declared pornography a public health crisis. Given the recent oral arguments in FSC v. Paxton, what can Christians do about protecting the innocence of children online? In this episode, I review the state of the law concerning the intersection of pornography and free speech with Joseph Kohm and explore what church leaders and other committed Christians can do to impact this public health crisis.
Joseph Kohm III, Esq. is Director of Public Policy at Family Policy Alliance (FPA), where he leads FPA’s policy strategy, provides policy and legislative expertise, and drafts and advocates for pro-family legislation at the state and federal levels to release Biblical citizenship.
Joseph is a U.S. Army veteran of the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) and a graduate of Regent University School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C. and the State of New York. Joseph’s legal experiences are in commander-directed Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) investigations within the armed forces as well as anti-trafficking in persons (human trafficking) legal efforts, both in foreign and domestic jurisdictions and states. He worked as a Regent Law Center for Global Justice intern at the Universitas Pelita Harapan (UPH) outside of Jakarta, Indonesia, where he operated alongside Indonesian and other Southeast Asian lawyers and law students to combat the spread of illegal trafficking in persons.
Key Takeaways:
- Recent study about pornography use among teenagers.
- Information about and the briefing in FSC v. Paxton.
- Link to Exodus Cry, a ministry combating sexual exploitation.
- FPA Podcast episodes on God’s design for sex and marriage, the harms of online pornography, and the connections between pornography and sexual assault.
- A brief review of the legal efforts to protect kids from pornography.
- Takeaways from the oral arguments in FSC v. Paxton last week and what church leaders and committed Christians can do to promote age verification in their state and at the federal level.
- FPA’s School Board Academy.
- FPA’s Tech Ready Family course.
- States with age verification laws:
