One Church for One World. World Council of Churches , 1948:

“...change will probably be radical, if not total. Those whose lives are dedicated to serving the Church of the past will resist these suggestions with a vehemence that always emerges from threatened hierarchies and dying institutions…. But the seeds of resurrection are present in the exile, and in time those seeds will sprout and bloom. When they do, we will once again be able to see continuity between the Church of the past and the purged and opened church of the future.” [Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong, Why Christianity Must Change or Die.]

To a twenty-first century world, bent on social unity and moral laxity, the cross stands as a divisive and humiliating obstacle. Attempts to minimize its offense through laws and intimidation have bullied both secular and church leaders into continual compromise. Public crosses are demolished,, removed or hidden. Bibles are forbidden in schools, the traditional days for celebrating the resurrection have been renamed "spring break," celebrations of His birth are now "winter breaks" and countless corporations and government agencies ban cross-shaped pins, jewelry, or even a mention of faith in Jesus.

Results-driven churches and Christian colleges are marketing new, more inclusive forms of Christianity. Afraid to offend unbelievers, they present a watered-down version of the gospel that veils the significance of the cross.

With church and education leaders paving the way, an “attitude of acceptance” has emerged. To the general public, politically correct spirituality and world government seem normal and necessary. Uniformity based on compromise has become far more acceptable – even in churches -- than Biblical unity based on the cross. And those who resist the new ideology are painted as enemies to peace and progress and touted as trouble makers. The church they once loved no longer exists and they clearly see the continuity between the church of the past and the purged and open church of 2011 -

The church of the future - One Church for One World.

"But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD." Joshua 24:15

[information gleaned from Berit Kjos articles, thanks Berit]