Article: Fighting Porn Addiction

Jimmy Swaggart is far from the only minister in the country addicted to pornography and in need of treatment as intensive as that given to alcoholics, members of a religious group battling pornography said here this week.

About 400 members of the group, the Religious Alliance Against Pornography, gathered at a Washington hotel for a seminar on how to battle pornography. One of the topics they discussed was the recent suspension of Swaggart from his Assemblies of God ministry because of sexual misconduct.

"In my travels, I've had pastors confess to me their addiction, and it truly is an addiction," alliance Chairman Jerry Kirk said at a news conference.

"I'm suggesting to you that the ...

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