Authority of the Word

Roy Ingle has posted 15 truths about the consequences of either accepting or avoiding the authority of Scripture. Here's one of them:

When the Bible loses its position of authority in the church, the hole left often is filled by works. Liberal churches are not more socially active among the poor and the destitute than true disciples are but they do try to fill their holes in their worldview not by turning to the Scriptures but to liberal causes such as global warming, health care, and poverty.

What do you think?