Opposing Church Closures Becomes New Religious Freedom Cause
Churches and allied groups have filed lawsuits against state or local authorities in at least eight states, saying restrictions on religious gatherings are an infringement on religious freedom.
State and local restrictions on religious gatherings, introduced as measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, have emerged as a top religious freedom issue and prompted a flurry of new lawsuits charging that such measures violate the First Amendment or state religious freedom statutes.
The Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian in federal court Thursday against Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, arguing that her statewide shelter-in-place order discriminates against religious institutions.
