The Problem With Pornography
By DEACON MIKE MANNO, JD This column has spent the better part of the last two years dealing with some of the most pressing problems facing not only people of faith, but of the population in general. This week I want to discuss something that I briefly touched on in my November 8 column: The scourge of pornography. Most people believe that, while not always socially acceptable, pornography is legal and efforts to suppress it are unconstitutional. Well, that’s only partly correct. The fact is that obscenity is illegal and federal law prohibits the distribution of it through the mail, on the Internet, cable and satellite TV, retail sales, and by common carrier. In fact, the U.S. Supreme Court has…Continue Reading