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A very COVID Christmas: Why pandemic guidelines are not an assault on religious liberty | David Thornton

A very COVID Christmas: Why pandemic guidelines are not an assault on religious liberty | David Thornton


Opinion Contributor

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas is going to be a dud this year. The Coronavirus is surging around the country and the US is setting records on an almost daily basis for new cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. State and local governments are issuing new public health restrictions and guidelines that will be …