A look at ACTS 17 Collective, a nonprofit devoted to introducing Christianity to technologists by asking Peter Thiel and other executives to discuss their faith
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/b... @rinkytone : “We were always taught as Christians to serve the meek, the lowly, the marginalized. I think we've realized that the rich, the wealthy, the powerful need Jesus just as much,” says founder of Anduril Industries, a maker of high-tech defense systems and weaponry. — www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/b... David King / @cityplanning : Peter Thiel's (and Musk's) embrace of Christianity is all part of their paranoid worldview, too. It's incoherent, but that doesn't matter for tearing down the state. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/b... @kpwroth : A one-world government would be worse than nuclear holocaust? These SV types truly are just so fucking weird. So creepy. — So much in this piece is so revealing about their insatiable hunger for power, and maybe more fundamentally, desire to be accepted. Total losers. — www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/b... … Rudy Auerbach / @rudyauerbach : Tech oligarchs portrayed as Christians in uncritical puff piece at the Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/b... Geoffrey / @littlegeo : Wow this @nytimes.com story is the cringiest thing I have read in a while #christianity #techbro #oligarch #nashville #billlee www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/b... Sujay Kumar / @sujaykumar : 'If you've been called to be a graphic designer,' Mr. Pilgreen said, 'that's a sacred vocation.' www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/b... Stan / @stanabrams : Threw up in my mouth when I read this. What's worse than a tech bro? A tech bro who rationalizes (launders?) his bad acts through religious faith. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/b... @malletgoat : www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/b... I don't know who Thiel's spiritual advisor is but they have work to do. As for Musk's “big believer in the principles of Christianity,” he needs to reread Matthew 7:16-20. Mastodon: Jeff Jarvis / @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social : Good Lord. As if Thiel and his AI billionaires weren't bad enough, now they say they have God on their side: prosperity theology meets #TESCREAL. — Good reporting by Emma Goldman. Gift link: — Seeking God, or Peter Thiel, in Silicon Valley — https://www.nytimes.com/... X: Emma Goldberg / @emmabgo : I wrote about the turn toward Christianity in Silicon Valley https://www.nytimes.com/... [image] Steve Holbert / @steveholbert4 : Where are the acts of charity? All we see is self enrichment. https://www.nytimes.com/... Dr. Art Jipson / @artjipson : A realignment of Tech entrepreneurs, New Apostolic Reformation and Dominionist Christianity, Far Right politics, and American government is happening. This Silicon Valley is Embracing Christianity (With the Help of Peter Thiel) - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/... Forums: r/politics : Seeking God, or Peter Thiel, in Silicon Valley r/Reformed : Silicon Valley is Embracing [a kind of] Christianity (With the Help of Peter Thiel) r/samharris : Silicon Valley is Embracing Christianity (With the Help of Peter Thiel) r/atheism : Peter Thiel Pushing Christianity in Silicon Valley
Context & Ripple Effects
ACTS 17 Collective places religious outreach inside a technology leadership network, using prominent executives as messengers rather than treating faith as separate from professional identity.
The effort follows a broader arc in which Peter Thiel's public role moved toward politics after leaving Meta's board to focus on political activity, while Marc Andreessen's political evolution toward Trump reflects the wider visibility of ideological alignment among influential tech figures.
First-order effects
- ACTS 17 Collective gains a higher-profile route to reach technologists by convening faith discussions featuring executives with established industry audiences.
- Participating executives can make Christianity part of their public leadership persona, extending their influence beyond company strategy and investment activity.
Second-order effects
- The talks may create new relationship channels among founders, investors, and employees who share religious commitments, while making faith affiliation more visible within elite tech networks.
- Other technology leaders and companies may face greater scrutiny over whether executives' personal religious or political identities shape their public positioning and stakeholder relationships.
Third-order effects
- If this model spreads, technology-industry influence networks could become more explicitly organized around cultural and religious affiliation alongside capital, technical expertise, and politics.
- The durable shift is not necessarily broad religious adoption in tech, but a more public blending of executive worldview, network-building, and industry influence.
The trend: Prominent technology leaders are increasingly using personal ideological and religious identity as a visible layer of professional influence and network formation.