"Every church says that they re friendly and welcoming, with the best hospitality," the speaker said, "but they re liars." There was a round of laughter. The cleric was speaking to a room full of Episcopal seminarians, priests and professors over a "Lunch and Learn" about Latinx ministry. Why are we laughing? I wondered with an uneasy smile on my face. Because his delivery was humorous? Or maybe the truth was so bold that we didn t know how to react, and laughter was the most socially acceptable thing we could express.
Back in 1870, the Presbyterian church offered room to six Episcopalians, and Bishop William Mercer Green, the first bishop of Mississippi, met and the Diocese of Mississippi assigned the little
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