Churches Fight COVID Orders Limiting Crowds; File Court Cases Arguing Limit Level Is Unconst.

As the COVID-19 pandemic surges again in the U.S., churches are fighting state and local orders that cap attendance at services at lower numbers than allowed at nonreligious places and events, the UPI website reports today (November 12, 2020).

Governors and other officials who issue the orders say the restrictions are necessary to minimize the spread of coronavirus. 

But religious institutions across the U.S. have filed numerous court challenges arguing that the different capacity limits and social distancing requirements for them are unconstitutional.