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FILE - This Monday March 16, 2020 file photo shows a reminder regarding personal hygiene in lieu of the spreading COVID-19 coronavirus on the sign outside the Austinburg First United Church in Austinburg Township, Ohio. (Warren Dillaway/The Star-Beacon via AP)

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Coronavirus gathering bans raise religious freedom questions
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.