The Christian Dating Scene is BLEAK (#258)

Religion on the Mind

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Religion

4.7 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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This week, I sat down with Katelyn Beaty and Roxanne Stone, the fantastic hosts of the Saved by the City podcast. I asked them for their take on the "masculinity crisis" some have described in our cultural moment. From their experiences dating in New York City to their observations about the dearth of male role models in many kids' lives, they painted a picture of the loneliness, frustration and loss of purpose afflicting a lot of guys these days. Many traditionally male-coded traits and roles have been culturally devalued in recent decades in a way that has left a lot of men feeling adrift. Katelyn made the point that while working for gender parity in leadership is important, hyper-focusing on metrics like representation in the Fortune 500 C-suites overlooks a lot of other elements of human flourishing. Roxanne noted that we still have not had a society-wide conversation about redefining success and valorizing things like teaching, caretaking, and community-building that have historically been relegated to the feminine sphere. Katelyn and Roxanne were emphatic that women have a huge stake in helping stem this crisis, even if their first instinct may be an exasperated "Haven't men had their day in the sun long enough?" As Katelyn put it, men's issues are human issues, and in the long run, the genders rise and fall together. Lonely, angry, purposeless men are more likely to lash out in anti-social ways that endanger everyone. **Watch this episode on YouTube** https://youtu.be/GPGGTdTEhYw Previous Episode "Christianity Today Staffers Katelyn Beaty and Roxanne Stone": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-have-permission/id1448000113?i=1000556178804 ____________________________________ REGISTER for THEOLOGY BEER CAMP: https://homebrewedchristianity.lpages.co/theology-beer-camp-24/ YHP use code "RETURNOFYHP" for $25 off your ticket! ____________________ Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/ Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKoch Faith deconstruction resources: www.soyouredeconstructing.com/ Edited by Josh Gilbert (joshgilbertmedia.com -- he is accepting more work!) Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankoch Email about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.com YHP Patron-only FB group: tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98 Website: www.dankochwords.com/yhp.html Join Dan's email list: www.dankochwords.com/ Artwork by sprungle.co/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody. I've got a little bit of housekeeping here before we get into the episode
0:08.8	about Instagram and Theology Beer Camp. So I've been getting more active on Instagram,
0:14.9	and I just want to let you guys know in case you want to see me make some videos where I look
0:19.5	directly into the camera. I'm sharing some
0:22.2	stories and posts about basically all the topics that we cover on this show over at
0:27.0	Instagram.com slash Dan Koch. That's C-O-K-E and the link is in the show notes. Also,
0:33.1	Theology Beer Camp is returning in 2024, October 17th through 19th.
0:39.3	The theme is Return of the God Pods.
0:42.3	That is a Lord of the Rings reference, which should surprise nobody.
0:45.3	I will be there alongside Brian McLaren, Diana Butler Bass, the new evangelicals, Bible for Normal People,
0:51.3	Tony and Josh from GGCH, of course Tripp Fuller and Homebrewed Christianity
0:55.9	and a whole grip of others.
0:58.1	And you can use the promo code,
0:59.9	Return of YHP,
1:02.0	all one word, for $25 off your ticket.
1:05.8	Prices go up starting June 1st.
1:08.3	That link will be in the notes.
1:09.5	I hope to see a bunch of you guys there in October.
1:11.9	It was a serious highlight of last year for me.
1:26.3	Caitlin Beatty, Roxy Stone, co-hosts of the Saved in the City podcast, presented by a religion news service.
1:33.9	Thank you guys for being back.
1:35.7	It's good to have you.
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