[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 95 (Monday, June 12, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S8127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, Lord of all life, we praise You for the advancements in 
computerized communications that we enjoy in our time. Sadly, however, 
there are those who are littering this information superhighway with 
obscene, indecent, and destructive pornography. Virtual but virtueless 
reality is projected in the most twisted, sick, misuse of sexuality. 
Violent people with sexual pathology are able to stalk and harass the 
innocent. Cyber solicitation of teenagers reveals the dark side of 
online victimization.
  Lord, we are profoundly concerned about the impact of this on our 
children. We have learned from careful study how children can become 
addicted to pornography at an early age. Their understanding and 
appreciation of Your gift of sexuality can be denigrated and eventually 
debilitated. Pornography disallowed in print and the mail is now 
readily available to young children who learn how to use the computer.
  Oh God, help us care for our children. Give us wisdom to create 
regulations that will protect the innocent. In times past, You have 
used the Senate to deal with problems of air and water pollution, and 
the misuse of our natural resources. Lord, give us courage to balance 
our reverence for freedom of speech with responsibility for what is 
said and depicted.
  Now, guide the Senators as they consider ways of controlling the 
pollution of computer communications and how to preserve one of our 
greatest resources: the minds of our children and the future moral 
strength of our Nation. Amen.


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