WOMEN FINDING FREEDOM 

Statistics

• United Families International reports that 1 in 3 porn viewers are women

• In a study conducted by the University of Oklahoma, 33% of married women view porn at least once a week

• Utah Coalition Against Pornography reports that 40 million Americans claim to be regular visitors to pornography sites. Of those surveyed, 67% were male and 33% were female

'Porn & Sex Addition: Why It's Not Just a Man's Problem'  by Kayla Sullivan, Soul Refiner, published June 15, 2023

• Over 90% of women admit to having sexual fantasies

• According to Pornhub, over 32% of the audience who visit their site are women. On average, they stay on the site longer than men

      Women Sexually Sin, Too by Kristina Douberly. Soul Refiner, published June 2, 2023

• 33% of women aged 25 and under search for porn at least once per month

• Only 13% of self identified Christian women say they never watched porn. 87% of Christian women have watched porn.

• 25% of married women say they watch porn at least once a month

'15 Mind-Blowing Statistics About Porn and The Church' by Jeremy Wiles, Soul Refiner, published May 5, 2022

• 40% of the 70 million women that have read the erotica novels in the Shades of Grey series are Christian women

Why Christian Women Are Drawn to 50 Shades of Grey. Jolene Engle, published Feb 2015

• 76% of 18 to 24 year old Christians actively seek out porn

Barna Group Survey 2016

• 30% of Christian women are struggling with pornography

        Pure Desire Podcast Nov 7, 2023

• 20% of Christian Women recently polled admitted to viewing porn on a regular basis

    Barna Group Research. The Union Podcast May 3, 2023

• 80% of self-identified Christians are having premarital sex   

     Relevant Christian Magazine. published Nov 2011

• Nearly 60% of Christians under the age of 35 are having premarital sex

       Women Alive Christian Magazine. published Jan 2022

• Only 7% of women struggling attend support groups

She Recovery. What Drives Women to Porn. Aug 2023

The statistics concerning women and pornography are not truly correct because the polls are normally given to women in a very wide age range. The real statistics are probably much higher.

Why am I speaking out now?

At the very end of 2012 my story was published, and at the beginning of 2013 I began reaching out to a few ministries, churches,  and magazines through emails. (Remember, these were the days before social media exploded) An editor from a Christian magazine emailed me back and told me that he thought my story was a very crucial topic that Christians need to address and speak about, but he told me that he thought I was about a decade ahead of myself. He said that in around ten years, the Christian world will probably be at a place to have this discussion.  At that time, I thought that was an interesting statement that he made, but I went on with my life, not giving his statement much thought. 

At the end of 2013 my husband and I moved back to Florida. My husband had been a pastor for ten years, but due to health issues he had to step down from being a senior pastor. Life became very very busy. I worked in an emergency children's shelter with foster children for awhile, and I have been employed for the past eight years with a home health pediatric agency. I volunteered at the county jail for around three years in Vero Beach, and I currently volunteer at Hadassah's Hope and I am also an Awanas leader in the children's ministry at my church.

We now have nine grandchildren! We have moved several times, and we currently live in Jacksonville, FL where two, of our four daughters, and their families now live.

The Lord has put a stirring in my heart to step out in faith and share my testimony with other women, and He has led me to start UC Women JAX.  As I began creating this web site, the Lord brought back to my memory what that Christian editor emailed me back in 2013. Coincidentally, and not planned at all, I created this web site in 2023 (ten years later), and here I am, ready to share my story with the women that the Lord brings my way!

In Jesus Christ there is healing.

There is forgiveness. 

There is FREEDOM!