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- noun an ecumenical organization of Protestant and eastern churches; intended to promote unity and cooperation in religious and secular matters
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The World Council of Churches, which is taking part in the World
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Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, a Norwegian Lutheran pastor and general secretary of the World Council of Churches, had just left Oslo when right-wing terrorist Anders Behring Breivik launched his violent assault.
Rev. Chuck Currie: Blogs, Faith And Norway: Terror And Responsibility Rev. Chuck Currie 2011
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Tveit, who is himself Norwegian and the general secretary of the World Council of Churches, said the Nordic country was still in shock over what had happened, and many of his countrymen were seeking churches for support and answers.
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The head of the World Council of Churches, a group that includes many Christian faiths, assailed Breivik for citing Christianity as a justification for his attack.
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The head of the World Council of Churches, a group that includes many Christian faiths, assailed Breivik for citing Christianity as a justification for his attack.
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Jihad Watch routinely attacks U.S. church bodies, including the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA a member of the World Council of Churches.
Rev. Chuck Currie: Blogs, Faith And Norway: Terror And Responsibility Rev. Chuck Currie 2011
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Jihad Watch routinely attacks U.S. church bodies, including the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA a member of the World Council of Churches.
Rev. Chuck Currie: Blogs, Faith And Norway: Terror And Responsibility Rev. Chuck Currie 2011
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She was one of six children of a Presbyterian missionary who founded the World Council of Churches; all of the children went to Oxford on scholarships and money borrowed from the bank.
Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011
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Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, a Norwegian Lutheran pastor and general secretary of the World Council of Churches, had just left Oslo when right-wing terrorist Anders Behring Breivik launched his violent assault.
Rev. Chuck Currie: Blogs, Faith And Norway: Terror And Responsibility Rev. Chuck Currie 2011
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She was one of six children of a Presbyterian missionary who founded the World Council of Churches; all of the children went to Oxford on scholarships and money borrowed from the bank.
Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011
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