World Council of Churches aims for freedom and reform
Delegates at the World Council of Churches assembly in Nairobi urged liberation from oppression and criticized procedures challenging sanctity of life. The document highlights rights to religion, political self determination, and critique of racism, sexism, and economic control while noting Orthodox leaders avoided opposing Metropolitan Nikodim.
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Nairobi
Kenya
International Assembly of Christians
Uhuru
General Assembly of the
World Council of Churches
World Council of Churches Assembly
West
Soviet East
Thomas Hopke
Wappingers Falls
N.Y
Orthodox Church
America
U.S
Nikodim
Leningrad
William P. Thompson
New York City
United Presbyterian Church
God
Africa
Excommunication echoes through faith and modern life
A Pennsylvania potter named Robert Bear sues the Reformed Mennonite Church over excommunication arguing religious liberty. The piece contrasts harsh shunning with broader church practices and warns excommunication remains a cruel test of belief. It also offers tips for submitting religion notes and reflects on wartime memory of Pearl Harbor.
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Robert Bear
Reformed Mennonite Church
Church of Christ
Bear
Vatican
Unitarian Church
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