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  • Are Church Shutdowns Legal Or Gross Infringements On Religious Freedom?

    04/23/2020 8:05:15 AM PDT · by Kaslin · 13 replies
    The Federalist ^ | April 23, 2020 | William Duncan
    Amid the coronavirus pandemic, authorities are shutting down churches, and pastors are being arrested. What does the law say about all of this? In the fluid pandemic situation, religious freedom is being tossed around, both as the basis for continuing public gatherings and as a focus of derision from those using the crisis to argue that religious people are the problem. Some defiant pastors have held large gatherings, while some government officials have threatened to permanently close churches that wonÂ’t comply with stay-at-home orders.How would all these scenarios play out in a legal contest? There are basically three relevant rules:...