Pornography

But frequent churchgoers and Biblical literalists have successfully resisted the temptation.

States that are home to large numbers of evangelicals generate an above-average number of Internet searches for sexually explicit material.

As the Internet makes X-rated material more accessible, more Americans are watching.

Recent research suggests that porn is hardly the life-ruining, woman-hating, healthy-sex-murdering specter we’ve been warned about for so long.

At least when it comes to pornography, one sociologist found, religious leaders are relying on other authorities to back up their points of view.

New research finds people who watch pornography are less likely to support affirmative action for women.

Governments and tech companies experiment with filters to protect kids from exposure and exploitation.

And why the academic study of porn is nothing new.