Having undermined the creation account in the book of Genesis, as seen in the previous episode, higher critics are now determined to destroy the marriage institution. This began subtly when the Seventh-day Adventist Church denied the Bible’s counsel regarding gender roles and ordained women as elders back in the 1970’s. Now there is a large movement within the church to disregard the Bible’s authority and ordain women as pastors. The downward step in apostasy will not end there. Based on similar arguments, higher critics are now advocating the acceptance of homosexuality, a sin that God considers an abomination.