Pressing the Case for the First Amendment in a Pandemic

Charles Chaput, a Catholic, and Michael Farris, an evangelical and CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom, point to the hypocrisy bothering so many today: So what of those officials who are happy ignoring—or, in some cases, joining—protestors who fill the streets in violation of social distancing mandates while restricting corporate worship? Adding insult to injury, some of those officials have also been reluctant to prosecute vandals who have defaced church buildings. It seems government is more than willing to abuse its power in shuttering churches, but equally willing to give up that power when those churches are defaced (FirstThings).