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iQuestions Faculty, Dr. David Eckman 
 
 
Question: 
 
Why do pastors have an unusually high susceptibility to internet 
pornography? 
 
Answer: 
 
Pastors have an unusually high susceptibility to internet pornography. 
Unfortunately, it goes with the kind of profession they’re in. A lot of 
hours are spent on the internet. A lot of hours are spent in study.  
 
That’s the first challenge, because always with addiction, availability is 
a major issue.  
 
The second major issue for pastors is that they live in a bubble. 
Oftentimes, they’re not in accountability groups. The oddity is that 
many times, churches will push small groups and accountability 
groups, but the last people in an accountability group will be the 
pastors, themselves. 
 
And also because of the cultural need for them to look good, they 
cannot be honest about the struggles in their life. 
 
When you’re standing on a pedestal, it’s hard to have problems. Those 
are the three factors that make susceptibility of pastors to internet 
pornography a bit higher than the general population. It’s the fact that 
internet pornography is available on their desktop, secondly, that 
they’re often not in significant relationships of accountability, and then 
thirdly they are trained not to be transparent concerning their own 
issues. They have to be perfect, they have to be holy.  
 
 
 
Unfortunately the only Holy One who exists is God, Himself—and 
pastors are like all the rest of us: mere human beings. 
Eckman -2- 
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