For God-fearing Americans, there are few words as ‘dirty’ as pornography. And the thing itself is even worse. And that’s exactly why one state Senator is seeking to ban it all in his home state.
Introducing Oklahoma pastor turned state Senator Dusty Deevers.
Deevers, like most Christians, knows that porn has been like a plague in America for generations now. Unfortunately, its influence has only become more common and widespread, heavily contributing to the rot of our once-great society.
And so, he is wisely trying to extinguish its influence.
According to his recently proposed bill, the legislation would effectively ban porn and sexting for unmarried individuals altogether. If found consuming such material, fines of up to $2,000 could be instituted. For those promoting or producing anything deemed smutty, those fines could be as much as $10,000.
For married people, the bill is a bit more exemptive under certain circumstances. It also makes distinctions that there is such a thing as artistic nudity, such as is seen in classical paintings and sculptures.
Therefore, the bill is careful to define porn as any sexually explicit media that “lacks serious literary, artistic, educational, political, or scientific purposes or value.” Similarly, “obscene material” is defined as anything depicting sexual intercourse that is “normal or perverted, actual or simulated.”
Deevers’ bill also attempts to define “lewd exhibition,” or the depiction of certain body parts.
The problem, of course, is that, well, it might be rather hard to enforce. Currently, all too many social media platforms are chocked full of what this bill could define as porn, meaning the logical step would be to ban those platforms.
But that’s hardly going to be followed, right?
Another problem is that Deevers, as a state senator who represents just two small towns in his state, doesn’t exactly have much sway.
However, the very fact that he’s proposed the bill is encouraging and definitely a step in the right direction.
