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Step One: Form a Praise Band. Preferably with torn jeans and sandals.
Step Two: Stop talking about sin and judgement.
Step Three: Start talking about Social Justice.
Step Four: Get female clergy.
Step Five: Get gay clergy.

Steps 2, 4, and 5 are outlined beautifully in Wayne Grudem's book "Evangelical Feminism and Biblical Truth." It is a predictable pattern. As we let man decide the answers, rather than God's word, we make up more and more, and use the Bible less, and less. Great book. It explained to me perfectly why the CBF'ers in my church were so desperately trying to push female deacons and ministers. And I mean "push." No kindness, 'peace,' or 'tolerance' involved in the process.
http://www.amazon.com/Evangelical-Feminism-Biblical-Truth-Questions/dp/157673840X

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Thanks for the book reference - I'll pick it up.

I'm sorry that he missed step one, though. It really is important, in initially blurring the lines between the sacred and the profane.

I'm sure people will howl at me for saying it, but steps 2-5 follow step one every, single time, over the course of a few decades.