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| − | 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]].{{fact}} They are also known for mainly [[modernist]] views on Christian [[theology]]. | + | 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]].{{fact}} They are also known for mainly [[modernist]] views on Christian [[theology]]. As such, the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], the largest American Protestant denomination which holds to conservative theology, is not a member. |
| − | 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> |
| + | ==History== | ||
| + | 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> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:56, September 13, 2018
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. As such, the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest American Protestant denomination which holds to conservative theology, is not a member.
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
- â Wilcox, Laird. The Watchdogs. Olathe, KS; Editorial Research Service, 1999, pp. 69-70.
- â History
- â National Council of Churches Records, 1948 - 1973
- â (1976) The Social Gospel: Religion and Reform in Changing America. Temple University Press.Â