Steve Gallagher has written the noted article in jest, of course. Nevertheless, it should be understood that anybody who practices these principles Steve has mentioned below might very well be raising his son to become addicted to pornography. As someone who has ministered to hundreds of porn addicts over the years, Steve can testify that the majority of them were taught these very principles by their parents—many of whom claimed to be Christians! If you have a young son, Steve would encourage you to take a good, hard look at what you are teaching him through your own life.
For those of you who wish your sons to become addicted to pornography, there are a few simple principles you should incorporate into your lives.
1). First of all, cross his will as seldom as possible. In fact, give him everything he wants because the more you do, the more he will become accustomed to having everything his way in life. Take Adonijah for instance, who attempted to steal the kingdom from his younger brother Solomon. We are told in I Kings “his father had never crossed him at any time…” Thus, by spoiling him rotten, David perfectly prepared him to aggressively go after what he wanted—even if it meant killing his own brother. Perhaps Solomon had him in mind when he wrote, “The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.” (Proverbs 29:15) Raising a child with correction establishes boundaries in life that will hinder him from becoming addicted to lasciviousness.
2). Another very important thing you must do is to show him by your own example that pleasure is the most important thing in life. You don’t have to be involved with pornography; indulging yourself in any pleasure will do. The important thing for him is that you exemplify hedonism in any way you can. Help him to see that he owes it to himself to indulge the desires of the flesh. After all, if he doesn’t reward himself, who will? He certainly doesn’t have time to wait for God to get around to it!
3). Another valuable lesson you can teach him through your own life is to immerse himself in the mentality of this fallen world by watching television, reading secular magazines and spending a lot of time cruising the Internet. If he is ever going to become any kind of real addict, he must learn early on that he needs a daily saturation of the mindset of the unsaved population. The more of this thinking he can subject himself to, the better.
One good thing you can do is to get him in the habit of watching TV endlessly while he is still young. If you allow the television to act as a babysitter, you can kill two birds with one stone! Regular TV viewing will condition him to a lifestyle of entertainment. Watching pornographic movies will simply be one more step down the pathway of worldliness (from R ratings to X ratings).
4). The fourth principle to teach your son is that church attendance is something that is done out of obligation, not because one receives anything of value there. Going to Sunday services is a lot like paying taxes: you don’t want to do it but if you fail to, you may regret it later. Some call it “fire insurance.”
Be sure that he understands how to act as though he is sincerely interested in what goes on at church. Rehearse pious-sounding phrases in front of him so he knows how to fit in with the rest of the people there. Sit in the back pew so you can be the first out the door when the service is over: you have a football game to catch! And he needs to understand that being entertained is far more important than spiritual matters. And whatever you do, never—NEVER—spend time in family devotions. He may get some crazy ideas if he were to ever see that!
5). Lastly, don’t install the AFA Online Filter on your computer. If you don’t have the filter, there’s a good chance that some pornographer might send him something via e-mail and get him hooked early! Besides that, kids are inquisitive and there’s a good chance he will run into it on his own.