Joe Rogan attends church regularly, digs deeper into Christianity despite uncertainty 

Podcast host Joe Rogan has been attending church more regularly and “digging deeper” into the history and beliefs of Christianity, he said on a recent episode of his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. 

“I think it’s silly to dismiss all these stories as being useless,” Rogan said, distancing himself from the view that the Bible’s stories are just “fairytales.” “I think they were trying to say something. I don’t know what that something is, but the deeper you dive in the more interesting it gets.” 

Rogan called Christianity a “confusing history” of people telling the “same story” for thousands of years. He referenced the numerous flood accounts across various cultures and the physical evidence of “massive amounts of water” geologists have found today. 

“They find ancient scrolls and there are versions of stories from the Bible – these people keep telling the same story for thousands of years,” Rogan said. “What were they trying to say? I don’t think it’s nothing. There’s a reason it resonates with people.” 

He said Christianity specifically fascinates him because Jesus was a “historically documented human being,” and multiple witnesses recorded a relatively “universal depiction of what this person was like.” 

“There’s this one person that everybody agrees existed, that somehow or another had the best plan for how human beings should interact with each other and behave and was the best example of it and even died in a nonviolent way – didn’t even protest – died on the cross supposedly for our sins,” Rogan said. 

Rogan’s guest, British comedian Konstantin Kisin, said he’s been going to church more often and enjoys it. 

“I do too,” Rogan said. “It’s a bunch of people that are going, that are trying to make their lives better. They’re trying to be a better person. For me, at least at the place I go to, they read and analyze passages in the Bible. I’m really interested in what these people were trying to say.” 

Rogan said when he reads “religious texts,” he tries to decipher “the original story.” His interpretation, however, often extends beyond the literal text to a more allegorical understanding. Earlier in the same episode, Rogan implied Christ being born of a virgin could represent a powerful, pure “force,” born of a computer. 

“If our Savior was born of a virgin mother, what’s more virgin than a computer?” he asked rhetorically. 

Even in his later discussion on church, Rogan referred to Christ with impersonal pronouns –  unsure how to understand him. 

“What does it represent?” Rogan asked. “What was that? Who was Jesus if it was a human being?” 

Rogan also finds “super religious people” who pray “five times a day” attractive. 

“If I was that dedicated to something, I’d probably be way more stable in my life,” he said.  

“If you don’t have something to believe in, if there’s not something you follow that you believe makes you be a better person, if you’re just relying on your whims on whatever you think is the moral thing to do, then you know what you get?” he asked. “You get those people who are unable to answer the question on whether or not you should protect a human fetus, whether or not they have human rights. That’s what you get when you have no religion.” 

In contrast, Rogan said religious people have guidelines to answer that question. Christians are some of the “happiest, kindest, and most charitable people” he’s met. 

Rogan’s comments are not the first regarding Christianity, according to the Christian Post. In January, Rogan discussed Christianity, faith, Jesus and the Bible with Christian apologist Wes Huff, who later said Rogan was attending church regularly, according to the Post.  

This year, Rogan also said he doubted the “Big Bang” theory as an explanation for the creation of the universe, and that the Resurrection “makes more sense” because “people have come back to life,” the Christian Post reports.  

Though uncertain about some of Christianity’s core beliefs, Rogan expressed admiration for those willing to die for their Christian faith. 

“I wish I were that certain,” he said. “Those guys are so certain, they’re willing to die.”