WHAT IS THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES?
The World Council of churches is the major ecumenical religious organization in the world today. Founded in 1948, it represents some 400 million Protestant and Orthodox Church members from 305 denominations in over 100 countries. It represents you if you belong to any of the USA and Canadian churches listed at the end of this report. This is true whether you know it or not and whether you like it or not! KARL MARX OR JESUS CHRIST? In August, 1982, the Reader’s Digest created a furor in ecumenical circles by printing an article entitled, “Which Master is the World Council of Churches Serving – Karl Marx or Jesus Christ?” This article was a blistering attack upon the WCC based upon its continual advocacy of some form of socialism while maintaining a steady drum beat of attacks upon capitalism and our free enterprise system. This Digest article correctly called attention to the fact that the WCC consistently shows “a preference for social concerns over purely religious ones.” Hitting the
