Dr. Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention says protecting citizens from the COVID-19 pandemic is a clear case.
Moore asserts, “Governments are not specifically singling in on churches in a way that they're not with other people. And there's a compelling government interest here, which is public health and making sure that the most vulnerable among us aren't sacrificed. And so I think in that situation, this is perfectly constitutional.”
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