Because pornography is a tool of Satan that exploits and distorts our God-given sexuality, women - especially Christian women - need to understand the increasing threat of online pornography.

I was always an overachiever.

I've had to recover not only from a single well-publicized incident, but several years of press aftermath.

But even after the first week, when Hart got out of the presidential race because of the Washington Post's threat to reveal a long-term relationship Hart had apparently been having with a prominent Washington woman, the media continued to embellish my past.

Parents are the weak link in the chain when it comes to protecting their children.

Shortly thereafter, some friends encouraged me to try out for the Miss South Carolina World beauty pageant. To my surprise, I won - and was sent to New York City to compete nationally.

After graduating in the summer of 1980, I knew I wanted my life to count.