FILE - In this Sunday, March 15, 2020 photo, Rev. Kip Rush delivers his sermon in a sanctuary filled with mostly empty pews during a service at Brenthaven Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Brentwood, Tenn. The church decided to broadcast the service instead of holding a service with the entire congregation because of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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.