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The Voice of American Protestantism?

The National Council of Churches of Christ of the U.S.A, is the closest thing there is to a congress of American Protestants. Twenty-seven major Protestant churches are represented in the Council, as well as six Eastern Orthodox groups. Among numerically prominent Protestant bodies, only the Southern Baptist Convention has declined to affiliate. The Council is not—and given the nature of Protestantism, could not be—a dispenser of dogma. Its purpose, within the bounds of common theological commitments, is to give direction and leadership to the diverse sects that constitute the dominant Christian tradition in America. In moral, political and social matters it seeks to give American Protestantism a unified and authentic “voice,” in the same way that its parent group, the World Council of Churches, would provide a voice for world Protestantism.

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L. Brent Bozell Jr.

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The Voice of American Protestantism?

The National Council of Churches of Christ of the U.S.A, is the closest thing there is to a congress of American Protestants. Twenty-seven major Protestant churches are represented in the Council, as well as six Eastern Orthodox groups. Among numerically prominent Protestant bodies, only the Southern Baptist Convention has declined to affiliate. The Council is not—and given the nature of Protestantism, could not be—a dispenser of dogma. Its purpose, within the bounds of common theological commitments, is to give direction and leadership to the diverse sects that constitute the dominant Christian tradition in America. In moral, political and social matters it seeks to give American Protestantism a unified and authentic “voice,” in the same way that its parent group, the World Council of Churches, would provide a voice for world Protestantism.