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==Semantic Gymnastics in Liberal Theology==
==Semantic Gymnastics in Liberal Theology==
Since liberal theologians are paid to defend doctrines they do not believe, they redifine them instead in their ramblings. Thus, they can pretend they are not violating their ordination vows. For them, God is not the [[Creator]], but the 'ultimate concern'; ‘Jesus is Risen’ means that His influence continued after His death; ‘Christian faith’ need not consist of holding any doctrines, although the [[New Testament]] states otherwise.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Loving God with all your mind: logic and creation |author=Jonathan D. Sarfati |publisher=CMI |journal=Journal of Creation |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=142–151
Since liberal theologians are paid to defend doctrines they do not believe, they redifine them instead in their ramblings. Thus, they can pretend they are not violating their ordination vows. For them, God is not the [[Creator]], but the 'ultimate concern'; ‘Jesus is Risen’ means that His influence continued after His death; ‘Christian faith’ need not consist of holding any doctrines, although the [[New Testament]] states otherwise.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Loving God with all your mind: logic and creation |author=Jonathan D. Sarfati |publisher=CMI |journal=Journal of Creation |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=142–151
|date=August 1998 |url=http://creation.com/loving-god-with-all-your-mind-logic-and-creation |accessdate=28 November 2015}}</ref>
|date=August 1998 |url=http://creation.com/loving-god-with-all-your-mind-logic-and-creation |accessdate=28 November 2015}}</ref>
==Decline of theological liberalism==
While theologically conservative, evangelical Christianity has remained steady in the United States, mainline Protestant denominations, which strongly tend to be theologically liberal and compromised, are in large decline.<ref>Stetzer, Ed (May 16, 2015). [http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/16/living/christianity-american-dead/?utm_source=Cultural+Commentary&utm_campaign=36e55c71c7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_11_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_51f776a552-36e55c71c7-273780261&mc_cid=36e55c71c7&mc_eid=067f1df51b No, American Christianity is not dead]. ''CNN''. Retrieved Janaury 17, 2017.</ref>
==Notes==
==Notes==