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Here's How COVID-19 Restrictions Curb Religious Freedom

Here's How COVID-19 Restrictions Curb Religious Freedom

FromThe Daily Signal Podcast


Here's How COVID-19 Restrictions Curb Religious Freedom

FromThe Daily Signal Podcast

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Dec 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Exactly how have COVID-19 restrictions on churches and other places of worship affected First Amendment freedoms?What happened when the Supreme Court last week blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's limits on religious gatherings?What about the situation in California, where Godspeak Calvary Chapel's pastor, Rob McCoy, reportedly turned his church into a "strip club" so it could stay open?Zack Smith, a legal fellow in the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss these angles and more.We also cover these stories:President Trump criticizes Attorney General William Barr for saying he hasn't seen evidence of widespread voter fraud in the presidential election. The president still wants to repeal a legal provision that protects Facebook and Twitter from liability, although other Republicans aren’t keen on doing so. The COVID-19 vaccine gets promotional star power as former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama say they're willing to get the shot to help build Americans' trust in it. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Dec 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Our daily news podcast brings you top news stories, plus analysis and insights from reporters and scholars about the state of play in America’s hottest policy debates. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.