Presbyterians attempt to mend ties with Jews

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Presbyterian Church (USA), under fire from Jewish groups for its funding of messianic Jewish congregations and a move to divest from Israel, is appealing to both faiths to respect whatever “fragility of trust” still exists between them. In a three-page statement issued July 20, Clifton Kirkpatrick, the stated clerk, defended recent church votes that one prominent…