Government over-reach threatened religious liberties in 2020
(The Slice): The chu r ch w as r ende re d non-essential in 2020 by the U.S. goenment causing backlash rom r eligious leader s . While the DC mayor relaxed Coronavirus restrictions for churches to gather on Christmas, chu rches had been closed to public gatheings f o r most o f the yea r. The Archdiocese of Washington sued D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser over the city's COVID-19 restrictions on in-person church services, calling them "arbitrary," "illegal" and "unscientific" and arguing they favor businesses like restaurants over houses of worship. The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with a Colorado church in its challenge of the state's COVID-19 restrictions, vacating a lower court's order and requiring a federal appeals court to reexamine the case. The Right to beleive organization responded to these challenges to religious freedom stating in a press relase, "It should also concern people of all faiths that the courts are often all to...