In the News ... "Texas Episcopal bishops issue joint statement about detention centers"

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• Statement quotes Matthew 18:2-6, where Christians are called to love their neighbors as themselves

By Claire Kowalick, Reporter
• Abilene Reporter-News

TEXAS - A joint statement signed by eight Texas bishops of six dioceses of the Episcopal Church decries the conditions of detention centers where thousands of migrants are being held.

With Texas accounting for 700 miles of the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border, residents of the state especially feel the impact of the situation, the statement said ...

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