The Abstinence Clearinghouse Blog

I believe most of us would agree that the computer age is a marvelous thing.  Simply by sitting down at our desk, we can send messages around the world, we can conduct business and financial transactions, we can socialize on the many social networks with family and friends and we can research virtually anything that we desire to know more about.  Unfortunately, the computer can also be used for purposes that aren’t virtuous as well.  

We have all heard stories about pedophiles using the social networks to communicate with and lure unsuspecting children and teens.  Now it appears they are using another online source to advance their agenda.

Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia at your fingertips.  However, according to a report by FoxNews.com, it is now being used by a loose worldwide network of pedophiles to spin this popular online encyclopedia in their favor.  They are linking messages board posts to specific Wikipedia articles that the participants say need to be edited to “normalize” pedophile behavior in the public eye and to recruit more pedophiles into their community.

“Pedophiles have campaigned to push their point of view that ‘pedophilia is OK and doesn’t hurt children’ on Wikipedia,” stated Xavier Von Erck, director of the online pedophile watchdog organization Perverted Justice Foundation and Wikisposure.com.

How many of our children use this popular online encyclopedia and could unknowingly follow a link to some of this material?  How many people struggling with pornography could be lured into the world of the pedophila after reading these articles?

All of us must remain vigilant as to what is happening around us and continue to monitor our children’s computer activity. 

Source:  FoxNews.com

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