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The N.C.C., which includes 32 Protestant and Eastern Orthodox denominations, is controlled by liberal-minded churchmen who, once upon a time, were lockstep allies with the Jewish organizations in domestic social-justice crusades.
From Time Magazine Archive
Answers must come from the N.C.C. leaders that are clear and precise and not couched in so much "romantic revolutionary rhetoric."
From Time Magazine Archive
The N.C.C. is facing a constricted ecumenical base.
From Time Magazine Archive
The split became more obvious last August when Andrew Young, a clergyman and onetime N.C.C. staff member, resigned as Ambassador to the United Nations.
From Time Magazine Archive
Only wins obtained from shows held under N.C.C. rules are recorded free of charge.
From Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others by Winslow, Helen M.
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