Young Adults Rebelling--by Getting Religion

"A lot of people ask me, 'Father Moses, how can I increase my manhood to absurd levels?'" begins Father Moses McPherson, born into a Protestant family in Georgetown, Texas, and now a priest in the Russian Orthodox Church in his hometown. Skinny jeans, crossing his legs, using a flat iron, shaping eyebrows and eating soup are among the things he considers "too feminine."

Young Adults Rebelling--by Getting Religion

American twentysomethings are turning to the church.

Texas Orthodox Church Sees Surge of Young Men - American Faith

A growing number of young men in Texas are abandoning mainstream Christian denominations and turning to the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) in search of tradition, structure, and masculine faith. Father Moses McPherson, an Orthodox priest in Georgetown, Texas, told the BBC he has prepared 75 converts for baptism at his parish in the past six months alone. Father Moses, a former roofer turned priest, says many men are disillusioned…

Young American men flock to Texas-based Russian Orthodox Church to ‘increase their manliness’

"A lot of people ask me: 'Father Moses, how can I increase my manliness to absurd levels?'”