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Clusters of COVID-19 transmission from Washington state to Georgia have been traced to choir sessions, with singers who lead worship or entertain communities uniquely vulnerable to the deadly respiratory disease. Scientists say choir members forcefully emit droplets that other singers breathe in deeply before their cues, creating a perfect transmission chain. COVID-19, the disease caused…

Churches across the country are seeing larger declines in donations amid coronavirus stay-at-home orders than they did during the Great Recession more than a decade ago, according to a leading church finances pollster. Nearly two-thirds (65%) of the 1,000-plus U.S. churches surveyed by Brian Kluth for the State of the Plate project reported that giving…

April 20, 2020This is what it looks like when a pandemic collides with the culture wars in America.The mayor of Louisville, Ky., warned churches that holding services on Easter Sunday would defy the city’s social distancing guidelines. Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican and Senate majority leader, answered with a stern letter, arguing, “Religious people should…

CLOSEIn 1918, the world faced off against a deadly opponent: the Spanish Flu, viewed today as the most severe pandemic in recent history. It infected an estimated 500 million people globally and killed approximately 50 million.Just over 100 years later, the world is battling a pandemic again as the coronavirus spreads. While things have greatly changed in terms…