Equally Yet Uneasily Yoked Posted: Jul 14, 2009 It’s the opening song, and while you and the Latino congregation chant “Onward Christian Soldiers” in Spanish, the back doors suddenly open. You proudly whisper to your friends that your “surprise guest”—your girlfriend—has arrived. But as you leave your seat and escort the rather exquisite figure to your row, sounds of dropped communion trays and a gust of silence envelope the atmosphere.