PROCLAMATION FOR WHITE RIBBON AGAINST PORNOGRAPHY WEEK

Model Proclamation for
WHITE RIBBON AGAINST PORNOGRAPHY WEEK

October 30 through November 6 2005

WHEREAS, pornography presents youth with a false and distorted image of human sexuality, devoid of love, commitment, and responsibility;

WHEREAS, pornography leads both children and adults into destructive sexual addictions;

WHEREAS, pornography contributes to the breakup of marriages;

WHEREAS, much pornography features and promotes sexual violence and other irresponsible behavior in an era of increasing sexual violence and an epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases;

WHEREAS, so-called "adult" pornography is commonly used by pedophiles to desensitize children and break down their resistance to sexual acts;

WHEREAS, children molest other children in imitation of what they have seen in pornography;

WHEREAS, there are Federal and State obscenity laws against hardcore pornography to protect public safety, public health, and public morality;

WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has held that obscenity is not protected speech under the First Amendment, and has said that there is a right of the Nation and the State to "maintain a decent society";

WHEREAS, Americans throughout this great nation will be participating in White Ribbon Against Pornography Week in various ways to support the enforcement of obscenity laws;

NOW THEREFORE I, __________________________ do hereby proclaim October 30 through November 6, 2005, as WHITE RIBBON AGAINST PORNOGRAPHY WEEK.

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