Battling Pornography through the Lens of Science and Faith
(2 Hours)
Pornography is a multi-billion-dollar industry. And it has had a huge impact on individuals, families and societies. In Singapore, a survey in 2016 indicated that 91 percent of teenage boys and 35 percent of teenage girls had watched or read sexually explicit materials within the previous year.
By now, the statistics are likely to be worse.
Why is pornography addictive? How can we tackle this scourge in our lives that has devastated so many individuals and relationships?
Why do we have sexual desire? Is it good or bad? Should we suppress it or indulge in it? Is there another option?
This session seeks to understand pornography from the perspective of science and faith, and how we can help our children avoid its snares.
Presenters
Dr Christopher Cheok
Dr Christopher Cheok is a psychiatrist, senior consultant and Chief with the Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health. He was formerly the Clinical Director of the National Addictions Management Service and Head of Psychological Medicine Khoo Teck Put Hospital. He was also the Deputy Commander of the Military Medicine Institute and the Head of the Psychological Care Centre. He has published 3 books on mental health and 20 research papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Dr John Hui
Dr John Hui is first of all a husband, father, and now happily a grandfather. He is presently a family physician in private practice. He obtained a Graduate Diploma in Bioethics from the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family in Melbourne, Australia in 2011. John was the Master of the Catholic Medical Guild from 1998 to 2006, and also served as the chairman of the Archdiocesan Commission for the Family from 2014 to 2017.