Difference between revisions of "National Council of Churches"
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Along with the [[Center for Democratic Renewal]] they were a key player in the [[black church-burning hoax]] of the late 1990s. <ref>Wilcox, Laird. ''The Watchdogs''. Olathe, KS; Editorial Research Service, 1999, pp. 69-70.</ref> | Along with the [[Center for Democratic Renewal]] they were a key player in the [[black church-burning hoax]] of the late 1990s. <ref>Wilcox, Laird. ''The Watchdogs''. Olathe, KS; Editorial Research Service, 1999, pp. 69-70.</ref> | ||
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| + | Originally, the National Council of Churches called itself [[Federal Council of Churches]],<ref>[http://nationalcouncilofchurches.us/about/history.php History]</ref> but changed its name in 1950 when it merged with other left leaning church organizations.<ref>[http://library.columbia.edu/content/dam/libraryweb/locations/burke/fa/wab/ldpd_8631339.pdf National Council of Churches Records, 1948 - 1973]</ref> | ||
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| + | From the beginning, the National Council of Churches was inspired by the [[Social Gospel]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y5rZw3B4pw0C&pg=PA290|title=The Social Gospel: Religion and Reform in Changing America|date=1976|publisher=Temple University Press}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:33, September 10, 2015
The National Council of Churches is the United States wing of the World Council of Churches and a key part of the Ecumenical Movement. The NCC is known for left-wing advocacy, especially around issues of race, feminism, homosexual issues, immigration, and support for Communist dictators and left-wing revolutionary movements in the Third World.[Citation Needed] They are also known for mainly modernist views on Christian theology.
Along with the Center for Democratic Renewal they were a key player in the black church-burning hoax of the late 1990s. [1]
History
Originally, the National Council of Churches called itself Federal Council of Churches,[2] but changed its name in 1950 when it merged with other left leaning church organizations.[3]
From the beginning, the National Council of Churches was inspired by the Social Gospel.[4]
References
- ↑ Wilcox, Laird. The Watchdogs. Olathe, KS; Editorial Research Service, 1999, pp. 69-70.
- ↑ History
- ↑ National Council of Churches Records, 1948 - 1973
- ↑ (1976) The Social Gospel: Religion and Reform in Changing America. Temple University Press.