{"id":50600,"date":"2025-06-20T11:19:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=50600"},"modified":"2025-06-20T11:19:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:19:05","slug":"he-fought-porn-addiction-for-23-years-now-he-helps-other-men-find-freedom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/he-fought-porn-addiction-for-23-years-now-he-helps-other-men-find-freedom\/","title":{"rendered":"Er k\u00e4mpfte 23 Jahre lang gegen Pornosucht \u2013 jetzt hilft er anderen M\u00e4nnern, Freiheit zu finden"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The Freedom Group was founded in 2023 and works to help men gain freedom from pornography addiction. \/ Credit: Courtesy of Joe Masek CNA Staff, Jun 15, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). At 8 years old, Minnesota native Joe Masek was exposed to pornography for the first time and went on to struggle with an addiction to it for 23 years. Through a series of actions he finally gained freedom and after experiencing a calling to help other men, he&nbsp;founded\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Freedom Group was founded in 2023 and works to help men gain freedom from pornography addiction. \/ Credit: Courtesy of Joe Masek CNA Staff, Jun 15, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). At 8 years old, Minnesota native Joe Masek was exposed to pornography for the first time and went on to struggle with an addiction to it for 23 years. Through a series of actions he finally gained freedom and after experiencing a calling to help other men, he&nbsp;founded\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":52271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-50600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53122,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/supreme-court-upholds-texas-law-mandating-age-verification-for-porn-sites\/","url_meta":{"origin":50600,"position":0},"title":"Supreme Court upholds Texas law mandating age verification for porn sites","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"November 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"null \/ Credit: New Africa\/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 27, 2025 \/ 15:22 pm (CNA). 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