Post #88 exposes Kimball completely.
Ask yourself: Who was there to counter the claims made at these speeches? Are pro-democracy groups allowed on the campus to share the information in post #88, or are these kids sitting ducks for communist brainwashing wrapped in the guise of "love the bomber" Christianity?
I guess that needs further investigation. My initial guess was that Kimball was likely to engage in some sort of leftist agenda. That other fella said some nasty things to me. According to your post Kimball was not as stand up a guy as thought to be, although he still may not have attacked christianity...
I guess the upshot is that if my kid is invited to one of these schools I will decline.
I pulled this excerpt off the NCC resolution.
"Reaffirming these beliefs more than a year after the tragedy of September 11, 2001, we offer the following reflections.
We celebrate and give thanks to God for the courage, selfless service, sacrifice, commitment, and generosity of our leaders, public service workers, and countless others who will never be known, who gave their lives, labor, resources, and compassion in response to this crisis. We express particular gratitude to President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush, and other national, state, and local leaders for their efforts to promote respect for religious diversity in this country and abroad."
Post #88 does not prove anything other than the fact that you applied certain statements and actions of certain people in huge organiztion to one man. The NCC is a council of various churches. People on the council represent a very broad spectrum of ideas, some of which are represented in your post, and some of which are the exact opposite. You just choose facts that support your generalization. The organization is designed to promote dialouge between various denominations. It is like a congress of for various Christian denominations. Some members are more liberal than others. According to Wikipedia the council "has repeatedly denied membership to Metropolitan Community Church," which is a large, liberal church that is very open and accomodating to gays and lesbians.
I provided a list of the various churches who have representatives on this council. These are all the churches you insulted and labeled as communists. Quite an accomplishment to insult that many people. I will also note that many of the criticisms the NCC has made of the US and Israel have been also expressed by the Vatican. These people are legitamately pacifist for the most part and they will criticize any violence. I don't agree with their views 100%, but I respect them because that is what Jesus really taught.
African Methodist Episcopal Church -- [2]
The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Alliance of Baptists -- [3]
American Baptist Churches USA -- [4]
Diocese of the Armenian Church of America -- [5]
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) -- [6]
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church -- [7]
Church of the Brethren -- [8]
The Coptic Orthodox Church in North America -- [9]
The Episcopal Church in the United States of America -- [10]
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America -- [11]
Friends United Meeting -- [12]
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America -- [13]
Hungarian Reformed Church in America -- [14]
International Council of Community Churches -- [15]
Korean Presbyterian Church in America
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Mar Thoma Church -- [16]
Moravian Church in America Northern Province and Southern Province -- [17]
National Baptist Convention of America -- [18]
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. -- [19]
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America -- [20]
Orthodox Church in America -- [21]
Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA -- [22]
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends -- [23]
Polish National Catholic Church of America -- [24]
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) -- [25]
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. -- [26]
Reformed Church in America -- [27]
Serbian Orthodox Church in the U.S.A. and Canada -- [28]
The Swedenborgian Church of North America -- [29]
Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch -- [30]
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America -- [31]
United Church of Christ -- [32]
The United Methodist Church