The Techno Christians: America’s Resurgence of Christianity for Millennials in the Technological Age

Julia Black of The Information has just published an article about the recent growth of Christianity in the United States among those in the Technology sector, who are primarily millennials. Her headline is: "The Antichrist and the New Apostles - Why many in tech are turning to devout Christianity." In her investigation for writing this article, she attended a worship service at Epic Church in downtown San Francisco. The Sunday she attended Epic Church was opening a $12 million space just down the street from the headquarters of Pinterest and Airbnb. The pastor of Epic Church, Ben Pilgreen, reportedly told her: "We really feel called to this particular place and its people." The church has several Big Tech investors and billionaires who are members and leaders of the church. According to Epic Church pastor Ben Pilgreen, those who follow these Big Tech superstars are a major draw to bringing people into his church. According to Black, most in the Tech world attribute the new Techno Christianity movement to Billionaire Peter Thiel. Thiel has an estimated net worth of US$11.2 billion and was ranked 212th on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He supported Donald Trump's first Presidential campaign. Thiel grew up in an Evangelical Christian household but, as of 2011, described his religious beliefs as "somewhat heterodox". Thiel married his long-time partner Matt Danzeisen in October 2017, and they have two young children. Since gay people cannot produce children, and if the gay lifestyle becomes popular enough in the Techno Christian religion, how can the human race survive without producing children? The new Techno Christians think they have an answer to that problem: New designer superbabies created by technology.