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10 Reasons Why American Men Should Think Twice Before They Judge Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods Scandal Cheating Adultery

As more details of the Tiger Woods scandal come out, tabloids have been running such splashy headlines as "TIGER GIRL RACHEL CANCELS PRESS CONFERENCE - - $1 MILLION PAYOFF ALLEGED!!!"  It seems like the American media and even large portions of the American people are all too eager to absolutely trash someone who was once one of the nation's greatest heroes.  Without clearly admitting guilt, Tiger Woods has at least taken partial responsibility for whatever it is that he did.  In a statement posted on Tiger's website on Wednesday, Tiger acknowledged his "transgressions" that "let my family down" while at the same time pleading with the press for some privacy.   But this scandal just seems to get bigger by the hour. 

Yes, if Tiger Woods did commit adultery that is a very bad and very ugly thing and he was very, very wrong.  But why should this be sensationalized and celebrated endlessly in the media?  Perhaps the men of America should examine their own lives before being so quick to pass judgment on someone else.  You see, the truth is that America is a nation full of men who are sex addicts, adulterers and perverts.  It is really easy to jump on Tiger Woods, but how would most men in America stack up if the full weight of the tabloid media was weighing on them? 

Rachel Uchitel Tiger Woods Mistress

The following are 10 reasons why American men should think twice before they judge Tiger Woods.....

#1) According to one major study, one out of every four married men in the United States admit to having at least one extramarital affair.  That is stunning, but imagine how much higher the numbers would be if it included all the ones who are lying about it?

#2) Scientists conducting a major scientific study at the University of Montreal recently launched a search for men who had never looked at pornography - but could not find a single one.

#3) Young men in America are so addicted to sex and are so incredibly irresponsible that they are getting record numbers of young teen girls pregnant.  In fact, 115 girls at one high school in Chicago alone either already have a baby or are pregnant right now.

#4) Thanks to the horniness of American men, 1 out of every four teen girls in the United States now has an STD and more than 25 percent of the residents of New York City now have herpes.

#5) Authorities estimate that there are over 60 million survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the United States today.  The vast majority of that abuse is committed by American men.

#6) Authorities also estimate that approximately 95% of all teenage prostitutes were sexually abused as children.  Once again, the men of America are overwhelmingly to blame for that.

#7) More than 70% of men in the United States between the ages of 18 and 34 visit at least one pornographic website in a typical month.

#8) In fact, a recent survey revealed that American men are so addicted to pornography that a large number of them can't even wait to get home to view it.  The survey found that 25 percent of American employees who have Internet access visit porn websites while they are at work.

#9) 89 dollars is spent on porn every single second of every single day in the United States.  The vast majority of that money is spent by American men.

#10) Porn industry revenue in the United States is larger than all of the revenues for all professional football, baseball and basketball franchises combined.

Are you starting to get the picture?

The truth is that before the men of America judge Tiger Woods, perhaps they should judge themselves.  There are tens of millions of American men out there who have done things just as bad as Tiger Woods has done - or worse.

There Is One Drug Bust In The U.S. Every 18 Seconds

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The United States is a nation overflowing with junkies and drug dealers.  If you doubt this is true, how else can you explain new statistics that show that there is one drug bust in the U.S. every 18 seconds.  That means that there are an average of three drug busts every single minute of every single day in America.

Has the war on drugs failed?     

The F.B.I. has released the Uniform Crime Report for 2008, and it does not paint a pretty picture.  According to the report, there were 1,702,537 drug arrests in 2008, and 82.3 percent of those arrests were for possession of a contraband substance.

What does it say about a nation when there are 1.7 MILLION drug arrests in that country per year?

44 percent of the arrests were for possession of marijuana.  This is prompting many pot advocates to once again call for marijuana legalization.  For example, NORML director Allen St. Pierre released a media advisory in which he made this statement: "Present enforcement policies are costing American taxpayers tens of billions of dollars, ruining the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans, and having no impact on marijuana availability or marijuana use in this country. It is time to end this failed policy and replace prohibition with a policy of marijuana regulation, taxation, and education."

But the reality, as we have previously covered, is that marijuana is a highly addictive, very dangerous substance.  If it was legalized it is very likely that crime and traffic accidents would increase significantly.

But illegal drugs are only part of the story when it comes to America's love affair with drugs.  The truth is that millions of Americans are completely addicted on legal prescription drugs, and thousands of doctors push them on their patients knowing full well that they are highly addictive and dangerous.

However, as we have previously written, there is hope for prescription drug addicts just as there is for illegal drug addicts.  There are some prescription drugs addictions that are incredibly difficult to beat, but the truth is that any addiction can be beat if you are willing to fight.

But what causes addiction in the first place?  The reality is that for most people they are trying to feel better or trying to escape or trying to fill a gaping hole in their lives.  Life is hard, and if you don't have a relationship with God, then there will always be that temptation to turn to something when things don't go well.

We invite you to learn the true secret to lasting joy and peace.  There is nothing quite like knowing that your life has real meaning.  Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins so that you can have a relationship with the God of the universe that will last forever.  To learn more, we invite you to check this out.....

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/1049/1049_01.asp

Stunning YouTube Footage Of A Video Game Addict (World Of Warcraft)

Many people do not regard video game addiction to be as serious as other forms of addiction.

But is this true?

Just consider the following video.

The following YouTube video is reportedly footage of one teen's reaction to the news that his mother has cancelled his World of Warcraft account.

For those of you who are not familiar with World of Warcraft, it is a HIGHLY addicting online role playing game. In fact, many online games can be so addicting that they can literally take over a person's life.

So is this teen addicted to World of Warcraft?

Is he displaying the behavior of a video game addict?

You make the call.....

The truth is that video game addiction can ruin your life if you are not careful. If you have stories or videos about video game addiction, please feel free to share them with us in the comments below.

Yahshua: The Ultimate Key To Addiction Recovery

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Do you want to know the ultimate key to addiction recovery?

It is not some book.

It is not some method.

It is not some program.

It is not some great rehab center.

The ultimate key to addiction recovery is Yahshua.

You may know him as Jesus Christ. Yahshua is the name of Jesus in Hebrew. When Jesus was walking around on earth that is what he was called. There was no "J" in the Hebrew language.

Anyway, the truth is that not only can Yahshua help you overcome addiction and put your life back together, but through Him you can have your sins forgiven and you can have eternal life.

So how does that happen?

How does someone actually "become a Christian"?

Do you want to know how to become a Christian?

Do you want to have your sins forgiven?

Do you want to have a relationship with the God of the universe?

Would you like to live for eternity?

You can!

The God of the universe is very real, and He wants to forgive your sins and to give you eternal life.

Today we wanted to share with you all the basic things that you need to know in order to become a Christian.....

1) God LOVES you and offers a wonderful PLAN for your life.

God's Love

"God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life" (John 3:16).

God's Plan

[Yahshua speaking] "I came that they might have life, and might have it abundantly" [that it might be full and meaningful] (John 10:10).

Why is it that most people are not experiencing the abundant life?

Because....

2) Man is SINFUL and SEPARATED from God. Therefore, he cannot know and experience God's love and plan for his life.

Man Is Sinful

"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23).

Man was created to have fellowship with God; but, because of his stubborn self-will, he chose to go his own independent way, and fellowship with God was broken. This self-will, characterized by an attitude of active rebellion or passive indifference, is evidence of what the Bible calls sin.

Man Is Separated From God

"The wages of sin is death" [spiritual separation from God] (Romans 6:23).

How can we bridge this separation?

3) Yahshua is God's ONLY provision for man's sin. Through Him you can know and experience God's love and plan for your life.

He Died in Our Place

"God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Yahshua died for us" (Romans 5:8).

He Rose From the Dead

"Yahshua died for our sins...He was buried...He was raised on the third day, according to the Scriptures...He appeared to Peter, then to the twelve. After that He appeared to more than five hundred..." (1 Corinthians 15:3-6).

Yahshua Is the Only Way to God

"Yahshua said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me'" (John 14:6).

It is not enough to just know these things...

4) We must individually RECEIVE Yahshua as Savior and Lord; then we can know and experience God's love and plan for our lives.

We Must Receive Yahshua

"As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name" (John 1:12).

We Receive Yahshua Through Faith

"By grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, that no one should boast" (Ephesians 2:8,9).

We Receive Yahshua by Personal Invitation

[Yahshua speaking] "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him" (Revelation 3:20).

Receiving Yahshua involves turning to God from self (repentance) and trusting Yahshua to come into our lives to forgive our sins and to make us what He wants us to be. Just to agree intellectually that Yahshua is the Son of God and that He died on the cross for your sins is not enough. Nor is it enough to have an emotional experience. You receive Yahshua by faith, as an act of the will.

You can receive Yahshua right now by faith through prayer.

God knows your heart and is not so concerned with your words as He is with the attitude of your heart. The following is a suggested prayer:

"Yahshua, I need You. Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins. I open the door of my life and receive You as my Savior and Lord. Thank You for forgiving my sins and giving me eternal life. Take control of the throne of my life. Make me the kind of person You want me to be."

Does this prayer express the desire of your heart? If it does, we invite you to pray this prayer right now and Yahshua will come into your life, as He promised.

If you received Yahshua into your life today, or if you have any questions about how you can become a Christian, please leave us a message in the comments section below.

Becoming a Christian is the most important decision that you will ever make. Please do not take it lightly.

The rest of the information on this website will be very helpful for you in your road to addiction recovery, but the truth is that if you don't turn to Yahshua you are missing out on the most important thing.

Rock Bottom

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How is it that we don't know we have a problem, until we see the evidence for ourselves in a picture of a video.

We think to ourselves...  "now that is embarrassing"

The Greatest thing you can do for yourself is admit that you do have a problem.  This is the first step.

The second step is that you eliminate all the areas of your life where you fall back into the hole.  For me, the hole was when my friends would light up a cigarette around me.  I sat there, wanting so badly a cigarette, that once I took a puff, I would convince myself that one more cigarette and THEN-pack wouldn't matter.  What a lie I told myself, and the worse part is I knew it was a lie.

Addictions are so powerful sometimes that you need to know to avoid putting yourself in the situation where you are going to slip.

Leave the room when people are lighting up, or drinking or taking drugs.  Sometimes for YOUR OWN sake, you will need to not hang around a particular crowd to avoid the temptations until you know you are confident enough to say no. 

If you are able to draw up a plan of attack covering all angles where you might possibly slip, you are going to succeed moreso than the person who hasn't got a plan and just decides to quit their habit.   What is your battle plan?

In January, I told my husband I was going to give up coffee.  A great Christian speaker I love dearly (Bree Keyton) had suggested in one of her seminar's to quit coffee.  I would be quitting coffee for the health benefits, and to get my body off of the reliance of a cup of coffee to function in the morning.  I do love creamy lattes and espresso's, so when January came, I substituted my regular coffee for decaffeinated.  The first 2 weeks were rough.  Every morning I had a back ache, and neck cramps.  I felt as though I was sick for a good week and a half.  I wasn't vomiting, but just weak, and overly tired.  I had no motivation to work,....  I just wanted to sleep.   After the two weeks, my body was no longer dependant on the coffee, and it functioned just the same as though I had a cup.  So, in other words, my body was back to it's normal state.  A few months later, I ended up having some specialty coffee's (french vanilla) that we stored away, (when I took out all the coffee out of our cabinets) and I felt bad to just throw it out, so I had a cup.  It had instant coffee in it, and for the rest of the day I had a very bad headache.  SO, I know, it is not worth it to have a cup, OR the rest of my day is a right-off. 

You can do it!  Remember, don't let anyone tell you, or plant the seed in your mind that you cannot do it !  People don't realize their words.  Everyone has a family member or a freind who shots out insults, and disbelief, so be mentally on-guard for it. 

If you fail, DON"T beat yourself up.  Pick yourself up and immediately get back on track!  Keep telling yourself ..."I have quit " and that action confirmation in your mind will direct your path to being totally free from addiction

Meranda