By Angela Tooley
With the recent passing of Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, I have been reflecting on his multiple legacies.
Media coverage has celebrated him as
As you might expect I think that is repulsively absurd.
I agree with the coverage that accurately describes Hefner as a
“Grinning pimp… taking pleasure at the expense of the vulnerable, poor and not-yet-born.” Hefner left a legacy that made “our culture coarser and crueler.”
Unfortunately, there is a more personal legacy. If you know Eric’s story of his pornography struggle then you know that as a young teenager, he discovered a stash of porn magazines that belonged to his dad. Eric has shared how this discovery was a huge enticement to seek out more pornography in his youth.
Decades later as Eric and I cleaned out his parent's closet I found this same stack of magazines just as Eric had described where he found them.
What I felt that day was pure rage!
Noble Choices exists to create another legacy.
We hope and pray that our legacy will be of recovery and prevention from sexual addiction in all its awful forms. If your family, church, or school has a need to address then we are ready to help. Please contact us and let us be a resource for you.
“Nothing makes me happier than to hear that my children live in the truth.” 3 John 1:4 (GNT)
Douthat, R. (2017, September 30). Speaking Ill of Hugh Hefner. Retrieved from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/30/opinion/hugh-hefner.html
Ellis, J. (2017, October 5). Hugh Hefner Was More Than a Playboy, Promoting Equality and Free Speech. Retrieved from Newsweek: http://www.newsweek.com/more-playboy-hugh-hefners-driving-inspiration-676825