Is porn equal to committing adultery?

Porn is one of the highest addictions out there. I think it would be safe to say that it towers over all other addictions put together. I think it's because it's a matter of the thinking & in the mind. The other addictions has to put actions behind those thoughts for example: you think of drinking then you have to physically buy the alcohol to drink it & put that thought into action. The question I want to raise here is more specific. Jesus said that to look with lust is to commit adultery in your heart (Matthew 5:27, 28). Does this mean that a porn addiction can be equated with infidelity? And if it can, do you feel that could be viewed as legitimate grounds for divorce (Matthew 5:32)?

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Permalink Reply by Jason A on February 23, 2012 at 8:04am

Porn has been used as a reason for divorce in this country. Many porn addicts stop paying attention to their spouses and just watch porn. It's a multi billion dollar a year industry catering to smut, and that's not counting the free content on the internet. I don't particularly believe that looking at it here or there is adultery, but there is the chance to get addicted and let it consume you. At that point it would be very arguable that it would be like adultery.