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As a further result, liberal Christians tend to take a [[Cafeteria Christianity|pick-and-choose]] approach to the Bible, declaring that those passages that they like were intended by God to be followed today, while other parts are outdated or need to be interpreted correctly.  Many liberal Christians believe that the Bible was [[Documentary Hypothesis|combined from multiple sources]]<ref>[http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/2/Judaism/jepd.html Documentary Hypothesis]</ref> or even that certain parts of the Bible that do not agree with liberal theology are later additions that do not belong in the Bible at all.<ref>[http://www.chick.com/ask/articles/1john57.asp Is it true that 1 John 5:7...?]</ref>  In extreme cases, some liberal Christians even engage in [[politically correct]] [[censorship]] against those who quote Bible verses that tend to disprove a liberal Christian position.
 
As a further result, liberal Christians tend to take a [[Cafeteria Christianity|pick-and-choose]] approach to the Bible, declaring that those passages that they like were intended by God to be followed today, while other parts are outdated or need to be interpreted correctly.  Many liberal Christians believe that the Bible was [[Documentary Hypothesis|combined from multiple sources]]<ref>[http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/rs/2/Judaism/jepd.html Documentary Hypothesis]</ref> or even that certain parts of the Bible that do not agree with liberal theology are later additions that do not belong in the Bible at all.<ref>[http://www.chick.com/ask/articles/1john57.asp Is it true that 1 John 5:7...?]</ref>  In extreme cases, some liberal Christians even engage in [[politically correct]] [[censorship]] against those who quote Bible verses that tend to disprove a liberal Christian position.
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===Economic aspect===
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In terms of economics, liberal Christianity has transformed the eschatology towards the Kingdom of God into the liberal "law of progress"<ref> April 26, 1939 ''The Christian Century'', Reinhold Niebuhr, "Ten Years That Shook My World", pages 542-546</ref>.
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