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Beating coronavirus requires faith leaders to bridge gap between religion and science

  • Written by Katherine Marshall, Founding Director, World Faiths Development Dialogue; Senior Fellow, Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, Georgetown University
Some members of New York's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community defied the government's ban on gathering for Passover and other religious occasions, Brooklyn, April 16, 2020. ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images

While many religious communities have embraced physical distancing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, some still encourage gatherings...

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