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by E C Koch
ITITY
Hagiographer-in-Residence
The
recent crisis has led many states to attempt mitigation by issuing orders
preventing in-person attendance of religious services, leading to increased consternation
among habitual and casual churchgoers alike.
Some
organizations have sought redress in federal courts, claiming that such preventative
measures constitute a violation of the first amendment’s commonly understood provision
for the freedom of worship and religious expression.
Many
parishioners, unwilling to wait for the conclusion of what are anticipated to
be lengthy judicial proceedings, are continuing to attend their respective houses
of worship regardless of either legal or health consequences.
When
asked whether she was concerned that her actions could harm those around her,
Cindy Mooncalf of Ohio’s Church of the Callow Heart said, “I wouldn’t be
anywhere else. Why would I worry, I’m covered in—what is this? Ketchup?”
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