There are many reasons to applaud the tough stand by the Episcopal bishop of Virginia against the move by the Falls Church Episcopal Church to defect and align with a schismatic arch-conservative body created by an Anglican archbishop from Nigeria. The same goes for the resolve of many long-standing members of that church to persist in their worship as mainline Episcopalians. That can be said, too, for the welcome and hospitality these folks received from the nearby Falls Church Presbyterian, and the visible show of support for them by key people in the wider Falls Church civic community.
