PCUSA

“The creation of the ECO follows the PC(USA)’s churchwide vote last year to lift its longtime ban on gay clergy.”

“The divestment resolutions are expected to provoke contentious debate among the biannual assembly’s nearly 700 delegates — as are other overtures that condemn Israeli policy toward Palestinians, seek to change ordination standards to allow noncelibate gay and lesbian clergy, and ask for permission to start officiating at same-sex marriages.”The proposal is also quite unpopular in Peoria, IL where Caterpillar is headquartered.