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States Consider Whether Religious Services Qualify As 'Essential'

Some see Government bans on large public gatherings as attacks on religious freedom when they are applied to houses of worship.

The nationwide move to close churches, synagogues and mosques as part of the broader effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus is meeting some new resistance.

In a new "safer-at-home" order banning many activities, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

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