The Christian Alien

The Christian Alien

By Trina EatonReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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The Christian Alien episodes

  • Am I Ex-Gay? Part 2 - We Need to Talk.

    In this episode, I answer the question "am I still gay?" I also have a tough love talk with Conservative Christians about how the "gay lifestyle" and the "Christian Republican lifestyle" are wrong for the same reason. It's a hard talk, but it's important and I hope you'll listen because I care about you.

    44 min
  • Satan Came to My Baptism

    I got baptized today! I was so happy! Then I was a little less happy. I talk about my experience and how God uses everything as an opportunity for us to glorify Him. Also, Satan's just a flunkie. 

    31 min
  • Am I Ex-gay? Part 1

    I talk about how being same-sex attracted fits into my walk with Jesus. Or how it doesn't. This episode was brought to you by "God made me record it."

    46 min
  • The Trauma of Drawing Near to God

    In this episode, we discuss the fine print of becoming saved, the benefits of extended water fasting, and the life circumstances that lead me to Jesus in the first place.  Guest star: my dog Ruby.

    46 min
  • Are Christians Oppressed?

    We discuss War on Christians hot button issues including "Merry Christmas" and school prayer, and examine the root causes of the restrictions Christians face in American society.  I also give you my freshly-minted-Christian insight on exactly what non-Christians thin when they meet us.

    28 min
  • On Christians and Abortion

    In this episode, we do a deep dive into the tangled relationship between Christians and the abortion debate.  Turns out, it's not exactly straightforward.  Some hard truths emerge about what Jesus would actually do.

    This is a joint episode between The Christian Alien and Marissa's secular commentary show The Marissa Eaton Show.  It's a part 2 of the episode on that show where we deep dive into the legal questions about abortion.  

    56 min
  • Will Going to Church Kill My Faith?

    I contemplate the effect of in-person church on my seedling Christianity, and... I decide I'm scared.  Topics include introverts in church, when not to baptize yourself in the sea, and me discovering that "fornication" is not a good out loud word.

    42 min
  • The Most Shocking Thing I Learned When I Became A Christian Part 2

    In part 2 of the podcast premiere, we delve deeper into what a lack of scriptural competence means for the Body of Christ.  Topics include the real reason evangelism is so hard, the teachings of Christ vs. mainstream Christian culture, and Marissa not knowing whether or not this is offensive because she doesn't know any Christians.

    46 min
  • The Most Shocking Thing I Learned When I Became a Christian Part 1
    In this inaugural episode, I discuss the shocking realization I came to when I started reading the Bible for the first time.  Also included: why Aaron's son's kinda had it coming, why I think Old Testament God gets a bad rap, and what Jesus's political beliefs really are.  This episode is part 1 of 2.
    34 min

About The Christian Alien

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What‘s it really like to become a Christian? The Christian Alien discusses the first impressions of Christian culture from a newly born-again believer. A self-described ”COVID Christian,” writer Trina Eaton discusses what faith without church looks like and grapples with the disconnect between her pandemic-private, scripture-focused worship and the wider messaging of mainstream American Protestant Christianity. From genuine confusion (”Why don‘t Christians know anything about Jews?”) to DIY devotional practices to tough love, gut-check calls for a renewed focus on the teachings of Jesus within the Body of Christ, The Christian Alien uses humor, self-deprecation, and persuasive Bible-based arguments to offer the Evangelical community an outsider‘s perspective -- from the inside.