PCUSA and The Patriot Act

The Presbytery of Northern New York has asked the General Assembly (the governing body of the Presbyterian Church USA) to ask President Bush and members of Congress to repeal the Patriot Act. [source] Meanwhile, the lobbying arm of the denomination has already expressed it's opposition to the Patriot Act. In a statement here the PCUSA urges it's members to write Congress expressing it's opposition to the Patriot Act.

As a member of a PCUSA Church, I find this sort of political meddling extremely insulting. Of course, this is only one of many instances where the PCUSA chooses to focus on left-wing political causes rather than the spiritual needs of the church.