{"id":2438165,"date":"2025-05-22T19:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T23:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-lord-is-moving-formerly-mocker-of-christianity-joe-rogan-is-now-attending-a-church\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T19:15:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T23:15:35","slug":"the-lord-is-moving-formerly-mocker-of-christianity-joe-rogan-is-now-attending-a-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-lord-is-moving-formerly-mocker-of-christianity-joe-rogan-is-now-attending-a-church\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Lord Is Moving&#8217;: Formerly Mocker of Christianity Joe Rogan Is Now Attending a Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-lord-is-moving-formerly-mocker-of-christianity-joe-rogan-is-now-attending-a-church%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2438165&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses UFC announcer adn podcast host joe Rogan&#8217;s surprising shift towards Christianity. Once an outspoken atheist who mocked organized religion, Rogan began exploring Christian teachings after an extensive conversation with Christian apologist Wesley Huff. This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >dialog considerably impacted rogan<\/a>, leading to his continued attendance at church, as revealed in a recent episode of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reddit-users-uncover-racially-insensitive-tweets-from-black-bachelorette-contestants\/\" title=\"Reddit Users Uncover \u2018Racially Insensitive\u2019 Tweets From Black \u2018Bachelorette\u2019 Contestants\">podcast hosted<\/a> by Michael Horton. Huff noted that Rogan&#8217;s inquiry into faith has been consistent and that young people, a demographic largely influenced by Rogan, are increasingly seeking out Bibles. The author reflects on the transformative power of faith and suggests that Rogan&#8217;s potential conversion to Christianity could inspire many others, given his substantial platform and reach.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Apologies in advance, but for lack of a more journalistic term, this is pretty neat.<\/p>\n<p>UFC announcer and podcast mogul Joe Rogan &mdash; easily one of the most influential people in the world currently &mdash; is apparently regularly attending church now.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a bit of a winding tale, but Rogan first started to turn toward the teachings of Christ after a three-hour-plus conversation with Christian apologist Wesley Huff in January.<\/p>\n<p>At the very least, it&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-light-bulb-goes-off-joe-rogans-head-christian-apologist-explains-gospel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clear a light went off in his head<\/a> &mdash; and sometimes that&rsquo;s all it takes.<\/p>\n<p>This was notable because Rogan, long a self-professed atheist, has long denigrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UDLSF9B58w8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and mocked<\/a> the church.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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and Huff, a guest, revealed that Rogan&rsquo;s brush with Christian theology had left a lasting impression.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And have you talked to Joe Rogan since your out-of-the-park conversation with him?&rdquo; Horton asked Huff.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, my conversation with Rogan went three hours and 15 minutes, so it&rsquo;s a little bit longer than this conversation,&rdquo; Huff began. &ldquo;But yes, Joe Rogan and I have had on-and-off communication since then.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I can tell you for a fact that he is attending a church, and that has been a consistent thing, and so things are happening, and he&rsquo;s a very inquisitive individual, and I think for the better, in that he&rsquo;s communicating with me and other people in his life who are influences that can speak to into these issues.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Huff then recounted an anecdote of a brick-and-mortar Christian bookstore telling him that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-doctor-asked-about-bidens-health-his-answer-isnt-good-for-joe\/\" title=\"WH Doctor Asked About Biden&#039;s Health, His Answer Isn\u2019t Good for Joe\">young people &#038;mdash<\/a>; a big part of Rogan&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-sues-real-estate-company-alleging-it-colluded-to-drive-up-rent-prices-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DOJ sues real estate company, alleging it colluded to drive up rent prices - Washington Examiner\">demographic &#038;mdash<\/a>; have been clamoring to purchase Bibles because &ldquo;all my friends are reading this thing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Huff continued: &ldquo;If the Bible is becoming popular with teenagers, then something is happening, and the Lord is moving.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Again, for lack of a better term, that&rsquo;s pretty cool.<\/p>\n<p>For better or for worse, Joe Rogan has an outsized influence on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-football-coaches-respond-to-the-passing-of-bobby-bowden-by-highlighting-his-character\/\" title=\"Top Football Coaches Respond To The Passing Of Bobby Bowden By Highlighting His Character\">countless young men<\/a> in this country.<\/p>\n<p>If he, of all people, could somehow help turn hearts and souls toward Christ, that&rsquo;s just an objectively wonderful thing.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, merely attending church does not make one Christian, but it&rsquo;s an undeniably positive sign and a critical first step. And make no mistake, Rogan converting to Christianity would be a massive deal.<\/p>\n<p>You can view the entire conversation on Horton&rsquo;s show below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Truth About the Bible and Early Christianity: Wes Huff, Michael Kruger, Daniel Wallace\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fqovqAmoecg?start=3704&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>It&rsquo;s actually kind of crazy how impossible it would&rsquo;ve been to envision Rogan&rsquo;s atheist platform spreading the Gospel just a few short years ago, and yet here we are.<\/p>\n<p>As hard as it is to believe, we shouldn&rsquo;t necessarily be shocked by it.<\/p>\n<p>God has often seen fit to choose the most unexpected individuals for His purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Just look at the role Paul ultimately served in helping write swathes of the New Testament after he had helped persecute the earliest Christians.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, for this writer, he very much believes that Rogan may have turned over a new leaf after all of his anti-Christian rhetoric of the past.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>Because I honestly wasn&rsquo;t all that different, not that long ago.<\/p>\n<p>Without going into the gory details, I led a pretty Godless life for most of it, before God put my wife and children in my life, completely converting me in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Trust me when I say that if it can happen to me, it can happen to any number of people.<\/p>\n<p>And if it can happen to Joe Rogan on the world&rsquo;s stage, an even larger number of people can see it happen<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Joe Rogan, the UFC announcer and podcast host who is one of today&#8217;s most influential figures, has reportedly been attending church regularly. His journey began after a lengthy conversation with Christian apologist Wesley Huff in January, which seemed to spark a change in his perspective. This shift is significant because Rogan has previously identified as an atheist and often criticized organized religion.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent episode of &#8220;Know What You Believe with Michael Horton,&#8221; Huff shared that his discussion with Rogan had a lasting impact on him. He confirmed that Rogan has been consistently attending church and engaging in discussions about faith with various individuals who influence him. Huff also mentioned that young people-part of Rogan&#8217;s audience-are increasingly interested in purchasing Bibles, indicating a growing curiosity about Christianity among them.<\/p>\n<p>Rogan&#8217;s potential influence on young men could lead many toward faith if he continues down this path. While simply going to church doesn&#8217;t make someone Christian, it&#8217;s certainly a positive sign and an important first step. If Rogan were to convert to Christianity, it would be significant news.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s remarkable how unlikely it seemed just years ago for someone like Rogan-known for his atheistic views-to promote Christian beliefs; yet here we are witnessing this unexpected development. History shows that God often chooses surprising individuals for His purposes, much like Paul did after initially persecuting Christians.<\/p>\n<p>Personally speaking, I can relate to this transformation; I once lived without faith until my family changed my life completely. If such change can happen to me or even Joe Rogan on such a public platform, it could inspire many others as well<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2438166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Joe-Rogan.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5695,55753,36812],"class_list":["post-2438165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-christianity","tag-church-attendance","tag-joe-rogan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Joe-Rogan.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2438165"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2438169,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438165\/revisions\/2438169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2438166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2438165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2438165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2438165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}