The Institute on Religion and Democracy is a conservative Christian thinktank that often criticizes the agencies of Mainline Protestantism, ecumenical groups such as the National and World Council of Churches and increasingly liberal evangelical groups, along with Catholic orders. The IRD is funded by gifts from both foundations and individuals. It describes itself as "an ecumenical alliance of U.S.

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  • The Institute on Religion and Democracy is a conservative Christian thinktank that often criticizes the agencies of Mainline Protestantism, ecumenical groups such as the National and World Council of Churches and increasingly liberal evangelical groups, along with Catholic orders. The IRD is funded by gifts from both foundations and individuals. It describes itself as "an ecumenical alliance of U.S. Christians working to reform their churches’ social witness, in accord with biblical and historic Christian teachings, thereby contributing to the renewal of democratic society at home and abroad. " Although its board includes Roman Catholics, the IRD focuses much of its criticism on the policies of the United Methodist Church, the Episcopal Church and the Presbyterian Church (USA). Notable members of the organization's Board of Directors include journalist Fred Barnes, United Methodist theologian Dr. Thomas C. Oden, Princeton University ethicist Dr. Robert P. George, philosopher Michael Novak and theologian George Weigel. The IRD critiques church officials and agencies that it asserts have strayed from orthodox theology or replaced traditional church work with political activism. Problems IRD has attributed to some church officials include "the pursuit of radical political agendas", which they feel are not justified by "Scripture or Christian tradition", but instead are "left-wing crusades": "feminism, environmentalism, multiculturalism, revolutionary socialism, sexual liberation, etc."
  • Das Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) ist eine konservative politische Lobbyorganisation der religiösen Rechten in den Vereinigten Staaten. Es versteht sich selbst als überkonfessionellen Zusammenschluss von amerikanischen Protestanten, die das soziale Zeugnis ihrer Gemeinden und Kirchen in Einklang mit ihrem Verständnis von biblischen und historischen christlichen Lehren bringen wollen. Es versucht, auf die Entscheidungsfindung von drei der Mainline Churches – nämlich der Presbyterian Church, der United Methodist Church, und der Episcopal Church in the USA – Einfluss zu nehmen, da das Institut die Probleme dieser Kirchenleitungen für die Schwerwiegendsten einschätzt. Zu den Problemen zählen sie "die Verfolgung von radikalen politischen Agenden", die "weder von der Schrift noch der christlichen Tradition" zu rechtfertigen seien, sondern "linke Kreuzzüge" darstellen: "Feminismus, Umweltbewusstsein, Multikulturalismus, revolutionärer Sozialismus, sexuelle Befreiung, etc."
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  • The Institute on Religion and Democracy is a conservative Christian thinktank that often criticizes the agencies of Mainline Protestantism, ecumenical groups such as the National and World Council of Churches and increasingly liberal evangelical groups, along with Catholic orders. The IRD is funded by gifts from both foundations and individuals. It describes itself as "an ecumenical alliance of U.S.
  • Das Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) ist eine konservative politische Lobbyorganisation der religiösen Rechten in den Vereinigten Staaten. Es versteht sich selbst als überkonfessionellen Zusammenschluss von amerikanischen Protestanten, die das soziale Zeugnis ihrer Gemeinden und Kirchen in Einklang mit ihrem Verständnis von biblischen und historischen christlichen Lehren bringen wollen.
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  • Institute on Religion and Democracy
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