Disturbing Trends in the Evangelical Community

Rev. Jack Wyman / USA TODAY:
Religious faith in this country isn't what it used to be, according to the recent Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life's survey ("Believers OK with many paths," Cover story, Life, Tuesday). While tolerance for diversity and the continued high levels of faith in God are encouraging, the data point to some disturbing trends within the evangelical community. It seems the church has struck an iceberg of disbelief in the sea of cultural postmodernism. Sound doctrine has become an anachronism. History and theology are ignored. Tradition is scoffed at. Evangelicals have been duped into allowing their faith to be politicized for partisan advantage, creating a widespread impression of bigotry, narrow-mindedness, self-righteousness and even hatred toward those who are different.

Posted by Editor at June 30, 2008 12:31 AM