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“What I’ve found is that God is at work in Silicon Valley in the lives of many people,” said Vincent “Skip” Vaccarello, the author of “Finding God in Silicon Valley”. “There really is a very committed group of people who have the desire to help others in their faith, who are committed to charity, who want to make the world a better place.”
The article talks about navigating the tech world, and especially an environment like Silicon Valley as a Christian. In this part of the physical and digital world, Christians are very much in the minority, and rightful associations of the faith’s organized religious institutions against Silicon Valley’s pluralistic and progressive values. The identification of evangelical churches with Trump has made it more difficult for liberals in the Bay Area to like Christianity. The stance of the Christian Reformed Church that denotes homosexual acts as sin also alienates many of the Bay Area, particularly since it’s a part of the area that has championed gay rights the most.
These fundamental disagreements and conflicts of mainstream Christianity and the progressive values of Silicon Valley require difficult and emotional conversations. Ask some in Silicon Valley who will tell you the church has much to answer for. But being a Christian and meaningfully navigating the…
