More and more Americans seem to be abandoning the kind of conclusions Solomon came to. In 1994, the figure climbed to 72 percent. These figures include religious leaders as well as lay people. In many denominations it is common to hear spiritual leaders speak of their own faith as tradition rather than belief.
Pastors can be as open-minded as the rest of the culture.
In more than a few cases, they are open to anything except historic Christian doctrine. Even though bearing the symbols of Christian ordination, many are more committed to the doctrines of relativism than to the doctrines of biblical faith. For an increasing number both inside and outside the church, virtue lies not in being faithful to biblically defined truth but rather in expressing attitudes of tolerance and mutual respect. While there is nothing wrong with tolerance and mutual respect, there is something wrong with a mind that is so open it can't tell truth from error. Against this trend stands a whole body of Old and New Testament witnesses.