To many supporters — including me — the move from PCUSA to a new denomination called the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians is all about religion. It’s about biblical Scripture.

Colorado Springs’ First Presbyterian Church, of which I am a member, is taking the first steps toward leaving the Presbyterian Church, USA — some would say because of sex, politics and religion

Detractors of this effort who shout that the schism is the result of a majority of PCUSA presbyteries voting to ordain homosexuals as pastors, elders and deacons last year are only partly correct.

The gay ordination issue is getting all the attention; sex usually does.

However, First Presbyterian’s support group for family and friends of lesbians, gay men, transgendered and bisexual people continues as it has for years. The pastoral staff emphasizes kindness, care and compassion in dealing with this volatile issue.

Then comes politics. The liberal progressives who are in the leadership majority at PCUSA Headquarters in Louisville, Ky., are again pushing for divestment in American companies who do business with Israel, claiming that the quagmire known collectively as the “Middle East” is entirely Israel’s fault.

Mysteriously these so-called leaders are ignoring the clearly stated goal of Israel’s neighbors, namely to push their Jewish enemies into the sea and wipe anything Israeli off the face of the earth — suicide bombings on public buses, at elementary schools and wherever else terrorists can kill as many Jewish men, women and children as possible. I am outraged that a portion of my Sunday offering goes to pay the salaries of these people; soon not a penny more.

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