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Evangelicals set record straight on image problem

More than 70 theologians, pastors and others have signed the Evangelical Manifesto, including Leith Anderson, president of the National Association of Evangelicals; Joel C Hunter of Northland – A Church Distributed in Longwood, Florida; Dr Duane Litfin, president of Wheaton College; and Rich Stearns, president of World Vision USA.

Responding to the manifesto, the Rev Dr Geoff Tunnicliffe, head of the Canada-based World Evangelical Alliance, told Christian Today, “I know I speak for our many colleagues outside of the US and say we are deeply grateful for this ‘gift’ to the global church."

“As we are all acutely aware, so often global evangelicalism has been defined by a narrow segment of US evangelicalism through the eyes of CNN,” he said.

“This manifesto will be a great help in breaking down this stereotype. I will make sure this is communicated to all of our members around the world,” he vowed.

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