July 16, 2004

The Presbyterian Church loses its grip

By Richard Baehr
Jewish liberals received a shock this week. The liberal Presbyterian Church USA [thanks to readers who corrected the earlier mistake on the name] declared war on Israel at is annual General Assembly meeting, approving a divestment campaign from Israel by an 87% vote, making the Holy Land into the new South Africa, in their minds.  The shock was doubly painful since liberal Jews believe that liberal churches are supposed to be their allies in all kinds of common fights.      Jewish liberals frequently warn that Christian conservatives are not allies of the Jews and do not share Jewish values. There is a genuine fear by liberal Jews that other Jews might walk off the liberal plantation, and create bonds politically with Christian conservatives as a result of their support for Israel.  Some Jews might even vote Republican (imagine that!), as many Christian conservatives do. These criticisms have grown louder as Christian conservatives...(Read Full Article)