ACCORDING TO A poll conducted by SELF magazine…

1.  Percentage of women using the internet to find a sex partner:  12%  (of 18 to 25 year-olds), 18%  (of 26 to 35 year-olds), 21% (of 36 to 50 year-olds), and 27% (of 51 year-olds and older).

2.  Percentage of women using the internet to learn more about sex and sexuality:  57%

3.  Percentage of women using the internet to find a date:  29% (of 18  to 25 year-olds), 52% (of 26 to 35 year-olds), 51% (of 36 to 50 year-olds), and 68% (of 51 year-olds and older).

4.  More than 30% of women ages 26 to 50 have flirted with a stranger online while in a relationship.

5.  Percentage of women who say they are more likely to be sexually explicit or flirtatious when texting or online than they would be in real life:  40%.

6.  Percentage of women who clear their browser history after viewing explicit content online:  75% (of 18 to 25 year-olds), 63% (of 26 to 35 year-olds), 49% (of 36 to 50 year-olds), and 48% (of 51 year-olds and older).

7,  Percentage of women who have emailed or used their cell phone to send explicit images of themselves:  41%.

8.  Percentage of women who have had cybersex:  38%.

9.  Percentage of women who have sent explicit text messages:  22%.

10.  Percentage of women who have undressed for a webcam:  18%.

Bible message: “…Keep yourself pure.”  1 Timothy 5:22b; cf., Matthew 5:8; Psalms 24:4-5; 51:10; 119:9-10; 1 Timothy 1:5

Mike Benson