One can appreciate the angst suffered by the PCA, OPC, EPC, ARPC, or BPC church members when writers use the generic "presbyterian church" in their commentaries.
That being said, Appelbaum did include the following in her commentary. Those who previously posted their complaints about the use of the generic "presbyterian" have unfairly attacked the author. Anyone who read beyond the headline would know it is the PCUSA.
"Presbyterian Peacemaking Program"----those in the other presbyterian denominations know that they do not have such a program.
"Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick, Stated Clerk of the PCUSA"--- makes Appelbaum's comments pretty specific.
"That the leader of the Presbyterian Church USA would use, in describing Israelis"--- again pretty specific language.
"As PCUSA missionary and missionary-in-residence at Louisville Marthame Sanders put it" --again specific.
"address a national meeting of the Presbyterian Church, USA." --- more specificity.
" Dr. Fahed Abu Ekel, who was elected Moderator by the Church in 2002"---known as a pcusa moderator.
"Robert H. Stone, retired professor of Christian ethics at the Presbytreian Pittsburgh Theological Seminary"---known to be a pcusa seminary.
"in the words of Sarah Lisherness, Coordinator Presbyterian Peacemaking Program, unlike those emotional Jews,"---known to be a pcusa program.
"PCUSA has avoided serious engagement with American Jews"--very specific here.
"Christopher Doyle, PCUSA missionary, Bethlehem; Hala Doyle, PCUSA missionary"---clear that it pcusa.
"Ms. Elizabeth Sanders, PCUSA mission worker"
"Presbyterian News Service. Rev. Alexa Smith, reporting**"--a known PCUSA institution.
Presbyterians not employed by the national PCUSA
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, PCUSA.
"Completing a five-day fact finding mission throughout Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, a group of eleven Presbyterian Church (USA) leaders announced on Monday that the Church's current policy to divest its $7 billion pension fund against the State of Israel is flawed. They called on the PCUSA's over 500 voting commissioners to rescind the policy at its upcoming General Assembly June 15-22, 2006 in Birmingham, Alabama, and to replace it with a positive strategy to bring about genuine peace and justice for Palestinians and Israelis alike. "While adoption of the divestment policy in 2004 created an important focus on the struggle for achieving a solution to the Middle East conflict, it is now time to put aside this one-sided, negative and counter-productive policy that threatens to cause great harm to both Israel and the Palestinians while creating unnecessary polarization within our own denomination," stated NCLCI Executive Committee member Dr. John H. Cushman who is Pastor of the Presbyterian Church of the Roses in Santa Rosa, California..."