So You're Dating a Christian

Rachel and Tricia watch Quaker theatrical performer and Biblical scholar Peterson Toscano's hour-long video (available on Amazon Prime) about biblical characters who transgress gender.  We're talking Joseph, Jacob, Deborah, and the Ethiopian eunuch.  Listen now to the first, and possibly only, episode in which both Tricia and Rachel unabashedly adore Bible stories.

The time has come.  It's Rachel's worst nightmare:  a pop quiz about the Bible!  Will she succeed in remembering anything other than the fact that snakes once had legs?  Yes.  Will she manage to mention the fact that snakes once had legs multiple times?  Also yes. Subscribe now so you don't miss our season 2 return about Exodus!

In this episode, we finish the rest of Joseph's story, from cannibal cows to the fine line between a practical joke and torturing your relatives but most of all, why you should always have an economic plan in your back pocket. So You're Dating a Christian is a podcast for:  Non Christians who are curious about the craziness of Christianity Christians who want to laugh at the absurdity of Christianity People who want to understand a different perspective People who are dating across a religious divide People who are put off by dating someone with faith People who try to hide their faith when dating non-faithy people Have thoughts, feelings, or comments?  Send them our way! Email: soyouredatingpod@gmail.com  Twitter: @soyouredating 

This is a short story, but an excellent one!  It's got all the things you would expect from a Bible story:  men being punished by God for pulling out during sex, and women being praised for pretending to be a prostitute to sleep with their father-in-law.   So You're Dating a Christian is a podcast for:  Non Christians who are curious about the craziness of Christianity Christians who want to laugh at the absurdity of Christianity People who want to understand a different perspective People who are dating across a religious divide People who are put off by dating someone with faith People who try to hide their faith when dating non-faithy people Have thoughts, feelings, or comments?  Send them our way! Email: soyouredatingpod@gmail.com  Twitter: @soyouredating 

In this episode, we tell the first half of Joseph, the pretty boy with delusions of grandeur who gets thrown in a pit for having a pretty coat. So You're Dating a Christian is a podcast for:  Non Christians who are curious about the craziness of Christianity Christians who want to laugh at the absurdity of Christianity People who want to understand a different perspective People who are dating across a religious divide People who are put off by dating someone with faith People who try to hide their faith when dating non-faithy people Have thoughts, feelings, or comments?  Send them our way! Email: soyouredatingpod@gmail.com  Twitter: @soyouredating 

TW:  Today's short story is a hard one, as we discuss the first (yup, there are multiple) story about rape in the Bible.  It's a terrible but familiar story in which a woman experiences tragedy, but all anyone can talk about is the men who surround her story.

In this episode, Tricia tells Rachel about marrying your cousins, how you should always check which one you're marrying before the wedding night, and what goes wrong when you don't. So You're Dating a Christian is a podcast for:  Non Christians who are curious about the craziness of Christianity Christians who want to laugh at some of the more absurd parts of Christianity People who want to understand a different perspective People who are dating across a religious divide People who are put off by dating someone with faith People who try to hide their faith when dating non-faithy people Have thoughts, feelings, or comments?  Send them our way! Email: soyouredatingpod@gmail.com  Twitter: @soyouredating 

In this episode, I tell Rachel the story of Jacob and  Esau and their sibling rivalry.  We discuss personal hygiene, like the benefits of developing a distinctive musk and why it's important for aging relatives to be able distinguish you from farm animals. So You're Dating a Christian is a podcast for:  Non Christians who are curious about the craziness of Christianity Christians who want to laugh at the absurdity of Christianity People who want to understand a different perspective People who are dating across a religious divide People who are put off by dating someone with faith People who try to hide their faith when dating non-faithy people Have thoughts, feelings, or comments?  Send them our way! Email: soyouredatingpod@gmail.com  Twitter: @soyouredating 

In this bonus episode, Rachel deciphers the Bible code as Tricia talks her through all things Bible-as-a-book:  its different parts, its interpretations, its many and varied iterations.  If you've ever wondered, 'What even is the Bible??' then this is the episode for you!

Rachel and Tricia met playing Dungeons and Dragons, so Tricia thought it would be fitting if they listened to the Christian family radio show that she binged in a pre-podcast childhood.  The drama quality is great, but the fear mongering and inaccuracy is...less good.     Did you listen to Adventure in Odyssey growing up?  Reach out to us on Twitter @soyouredating and tell us your favorite (or least favorite) episode.  Maybe we will listen to it in the future!

In this episode, Tricia finishes telling me the story of Abraham.  We learn what God has in common with a jealous lover, that orgasms help you get over the loss of a parent, and that even the Bible sometimes acknowledges the importance of consent.   So You're Dating a Christian is a podcast for:  Non Christians who are curious about the craziness of Christianity Christians who want to laugh at the absurdity of Christianity People who want to understand a different perspective People who are dating across a religious divide People who are put off by dating someone with faith People who try to hide their faith when dating non-faithy people Have thoughts, feelings, or comments?  Send them our way! Email: soyouredatingpod@gmail.com  Twitter: @soyouredating  Instagram: @soyouredatingpod.   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soyouredatingachristian 

In this episode, I tell Rachel about Sodom and Gomorrah.  We learn why it's important to be nice to your neighbors, that the Bible is pro-haggling, and why you should take some time before making big decisions, like sleeping with your dad.   So You're Dating a Christian is a podcast for:  Non Christians who are curious about the craziness of Christianity Christians who want to laugh at the absurdity of Christianity People who want to understand a different perspective People who are dating across a religious divide People who are put off by dating someone with faith People who try to hide their faith when dating non-faithy people Have thoughts, feelings, or comments?  Send them our way! Email: soyouredatingpod@gmail.com  Twitter: @soyouredating  Instagram: @soyouredatingpod.   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soyouredatingachristian 

In this episode, Tricia tells Rachel about Abram and Sarai.  We cover topics like: how the biblical way to win friends and influence people is pretty dodgy, how 65 is still sexy, and where Margaret Atwood got her inspiration.   So You're Dating a Christian is a podcast for:  Non Christians who are curious about the craziness of Christianity Christians who want to laugh at the absurdity of Christianity People who want to understand a different perspective People who are dating across a religious divide People who are put off by dating someone with faith People who try to hide their faith when dating non-faithy people Have thoughts, feelings, or comments?  Send them our way! Email: soyouredatingpod@gmail.com  Twitter: @soyouredating  Instagram: @soyouredatingpod.   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soyouredatingachristian 

It's Tricia's turn to share her background steeped in evangelical Christianity and how she took slow and steady steps toward questioning the truths and culture she was raised to believe would give meaning to her life and save her soul.   So You're Dating a Christian is a podcast for:  Non Christians who are curious about the craziness of Christianity Christians who want to laugh at the absurdity of Christianity People who want to understand a different perspective People who are dating across a religious divide People who are put off by dating someone with faith People who try to hide their faith when dating non-faithy people Have thoughts, feelings, or comments?  Send them our way! Email: soyouredatingpod@gmail.com  Twitter: @soyouredating  Instagram: @soyouredatingpod.   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soyouredatingachristian 

One of the reasons we made this podcast was to share how we talk about our different faith backgrounds.  Today, it's Rachel's turn to talk about growing up Christianity-adjacent in England, her distrust of brainwashing missionaries, and her current belief system of Stoicism.   So You're Dating a Christian is a podcast for:  Non Christians who are curious about the craziness of Christianity Christians who want to laugh at the absurdity of Christianity People who want to understand a different perspective People who are dating across a religious divide People who are put off by dating someone with faith People who try to hide their faith when dating non-faithy people Have thoughts, feelings, or comments?  Send them our way! Email: soyouredatingpod@gmail.com  Twitter: @soyouredating  Instagram: @soyouredatingpod.   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soyouredatingachristian 

In this episode, Tricia tells Rachel the story of the Tower of Babel, where we learn that even God is bad at miscommunication. So You're Dating a Christian is a podcast for:  Non Christians who are curious about the craziness of Christianity Christians who want to laugh at the absurdity of Christianity People who want to understand a different perspective People who are dating across a religious divide People who are put off by dating someone with faith People who try to hide their faith when dating non-faithy people Have thoughts, feelings, or comments?  Send them our way! Email: soyouredatingpod@gmail.com  Twitter: @soyouredating  Instagram: @soyouredatingpod.   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soyouredatingachristian 

With low expectations, Rachel and Tricia watch the 2014 movie Noah, starring Russell Crowe, Emma Watson, and Anthony Hopkins.  Turns out, IT'S AMAZING.  Patreon donors at the Spiritual Seekers level can listen to their rave review now.   Get excited for a genuinely good fantasy movie with stone giants, surprise guns, and fun moral quandaries like, "Does God want me to murder my twin granddaughters?"   We will continue to make episodes reviewing Christian media for our Patreon page.  Let us know if this is something you're interested in by emailing us at soyouredating@gmail.com or contacting us on Twitter @soyouredating.

In this episode, Tricia tells Rachel the Christian children's story about Noah and the flood that kills the majority of humans and animals on the planet.  Join us to hear Rachel question the waterproofness  of plants, how humans became carnivores, and how God lost his monopoly on handing out curses.   So You're Dating a Christian is a podcast for:  Non Christians who are curious about the craziness of Christianity Christians who want to laugh at the absurdity of Christianity People who want to understand a different perspective People who are dating across a religious divide People who are put off by dating someone with faith People who try to hide their faith when dating non-faithy people Have thoughts, feelings, or comments?  Send them our way! Email: soyouredatingpod@gmail.com  Twitter: @soyouredating  Instagram: @soyouredatingpod.   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soyouredatingachristian 

Rachel wanted more detail on the Bible's first murder story, so enjoy our first Short Story about Cain and Abel! So You're Dating a Christian is a podcast for:  Non Christians who are curious about the craziness of Christianity Christians who want to laugh at the absurdity of Christianity People who want to understand a different perspective People who are dating across a religious divide People who are put off by dating someone with faith People who try to hide their faith when dating non-faithy people Have thoughts, feelings, or comments?  Send them our way! Email: soyouredatingpod@gmail.com  Twitter: @soyouredating  Instagram: @soyouredatingpod.   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soyouredatingachristian 

Episode was updated on 6/24/2020 to address technical issues. Tricia tells Rachel a horror story about why humans are terrible and caused everything to be awful for the rest of time.  Learn why snakes don't have legs, how God hands out curses like candy, and that sometimes clothes are made out of friends.  And we're only on page 5! So You're Dating a Christian is a podcast for:  Non Christians who are curious about the craziness of Christianity Christians who want to laugh at the absurdity of Christianity People who want to understand a different perspective People who are dating across a religious divide People who are put off by dating someone with faith People who try to hide their faith when dating non-faithy people Have thoughts, feelings, or comments?  Send them our way! Email: soyouredatingpod@gmail.com  Twitter: @soyouredating  Instagram: @soyouredatingpod.   Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soyouredatingachristian 

Today we discuss the basics of the Christian Creation Story: God's self-evaluation standards, what Adam and Goldilocks have in common, and whether God improving something means it wasn't perfect to begin with. So You're Dating a Christian is a podcast for:  Non Christians who are curious about the craziness of Christianity Christians who want to laugh at the absurdity of Christianity People who want to understand a different perspective People who are dating across a religious divide People who are put off by dating someone with faith People who try to hide their faith when dating non-faithy people Have thoughts, feelings, or comments?  Send them our way! Email: soyouredatingpod@gmail.com  Twitter: @soyouredating  Instagram: @soyouredatingpod.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soyouredatingachristian