The Andrew Klavan Show The Only Way To Overcome a P**n Addiction w/Mike Slater
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Mar 25, 2026 Mike Slater, host of Politics By Faith and commentator on politics and religion, shares a candid conversation about pornography, masculinity, and spiritual recovery. He traces sexualized culture, recounts personal struggle and repentance, and outlines practical steps like accountability and cultivating true beauty. The talk also examines cultural shifts, feminist critiques, and restoring civic virtue through sexual morality.
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Pornography's Broadly Agreed Cultural Damage
- Andrew Klavan and Mike Slater agree pornography is apocalyptic in cultural harm and pervasive across institutions.
- Klavan notes even ideological opponents (radical feminists) converge with conservatives in condemning pornography's destructive effects.
From Laughing At Church Ladies To Seeing The Slippery Slope
- Mike Slater recalls mocking church warnings about Elvis as a youth but later recognizing those warnings predicted sexual escalation in culture.
- He traces a slippery slope from Elvis to bikinis to today's hypersexualized beaches and media.
How Accountability Ended Mike Slater's Addiction
- Mike Slater recounts being addicted to pornography until his engagement when church accountability exposed it and led him to stop.
- His fiancée moved away in pain, church leaders declared "it's off the table," and collective accountability led to confession and forgiveness.
