PCUSA affirming higher unemployment
By Peter Johnson, Juicy Ecumenism. The Presbyterian Church (USA) has the reputation for being an “affirming” denomination. Church officials recently voted to affirm same-sex marriage. Before that, they affirmed non-celibate homosexual clergy and abortion. The church’s affirmations even extended to its investment philosophy—which resulted in divestment from companies doing business in Israel. Right before Labor Day,…