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Can churches be protectors of public health?

  • Written by Andrew Gardner, Visiting Faculty Associate of American Religious History, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace
imageThe relationship between public health and faith is far older than the COVID-19 pandemic.Fred de Noyelle/Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Over the past two years of living with COVID-19, many churches have had to think in new ways. Congregations across the country are experimenting with practices such as virtual worship and Bible...

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