Nearly 300 leaders are calling on Congress to give houses of worship a pass, in case congregants start claiming they've contracted the coronavirus at services.
, say that governmental requests to temporarily halt in-person church gatherings are fine as long as religious groups aren’t being singled out. The leaders named in the letter are seeking liability protections from “negligence suits resulting from [religious groups] serving the public or reopening in accordance with local orders.”A pastor leads a drive-in Easter service during the coronavirus pandemic in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 12.
Religious organizations have the same legal obligations that businesses have to exercise reasonable care to protect the health and safety of the people they serve, according to, a Georgia State University law professor who researches health and safety regulations. In light of COVID-19, that might mean wearing masks when interacting with others in close proximity, following public health guidelines, and conforming to the standards of other similar organizations in their area, he said.
The fear of liability exposure will likely help religious organizations bent on opening to focus on proceeding with reasonable care, Lytton said. But granting these groups immunity from lawsuits could be risky. “Immunity from liability would be a dangerous green light to those rare religious organizations and businesses that are in a rush to reopen without being sufficiently mindful of the need to proceed with caution,” he said.of relationship advice for couples in quarantine
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