FILE - In this Sunday, March 15, 2020 photo, Heather Davis prays at the altar at the end of a service at Redemption to the Nations church in Chattanooga, Tenn. While most churches around Hamilton County decided to cancel services because of concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus, Redemption to the Nations stayed open. (Troy Stolt/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
March 19, 2020
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March 19, 2020 3:02 p.m.
Coronavirus gathering bans raise religious freedom questions
NEW YORK (AP) — On the first Sunday after the coronavirus began upending American life, some religious institutions – including two churches whose pastors are close to President Donald Trump – held in-person services amid public health worries over the pandemic. That picture already looks different this week.