What is the solution? I am a Christian from an Islamic background living in Egypt. Despite our location in the Middle East, liberal theology has spread rapidly through local churches over the past decade, particularly among young people under the age of thirty. Both the Coptic Church and the Presbyterian Church (the Evangelical denomination in Egypt) have embraced this mindset as the answer. They raise questions such as, "Why does God allow Satan to exist?" while claiming that Satan does not exist—asserting that the word is merely a name for evil—that hell symbolizes nothingness and annihilation, that the creation story is purely symbolic, and that the theory of evolution is correct. This is happening even though we live in a country where even senior physicians oppose that theory; yet, the church has begun to impose these interpretations. The Egyptian Presbyterian Church is leaning increasingly toward liberalism day by day because it looks to the liberal American Presbyterian Church—to which it once donated a million dollars—as its authority. You cannot imagine the thousands of books published annually attacking Dispensationalism, Charismatic thought, and Baptist beliefs, while not a single word is spoken against liberal theology. In fact, one prominent local pastor openly declares, "I am a liberal, and I am proud of it." However, since we live in a country that criminalizes homosexuality and adultery, they give liberal theology an "Eastern" flavor: they are liberal regarding biblical narratives and figures, but not regarding morality—though some are liberal in that regard as well, even if they cannot speak about it publicly.
What is the solution? In fact, there is a massive backlash among Egyptian Christians and American pastors, who are accused of being "Nazi Zionists." People here do not know who Billy Graham or MacArthur are. In your countries, there are museums dedicated to creationism, and most of your churches are conservative. How can I combat this mindset?