1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="asJWn8Nujn"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/demands-continue-for-trifas-ouster-from-national-council-of-churches">Demands Continue for Trifa’s Ouster from National Council of Churches</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/demands-continue-for-trifas-ouster-from-national-council-of-churches/embed#?secret=asJWn8Nujn" width="600" height="338" title="“Demands Continue for Trifa’s Ouster from National Council of Churches” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="asJWn8Nujn" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> A statement by William P. Thompson, president of the National Council of Churches (NCC), that Archbishop Valarian Trifa of the Rumanian Orthodox Episcopate could not be constitutionally removed or suspended by the NCC’s governing board, sparked two separate actions within the last few days. Thirty-five members of Concerned Jewish Youth took over the executive offices […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315