As American Christians began Easter weekend under threat of the coronavirus, political leaders on Friday cautioned the faithful not to gather in churches and the country's top infectious disease expert urged people to stick with social distancing restrictions.
NEW YORK - As American Christians began Easter weekend under threat of the coronavirus, political leaders on Friday cautioned the faithful not to gather in churches and the country’s top infectious disease expert urged people to stick with social distancing restrictions.
But the United States has by far the world’s most confirmed coronavirus cases, at more than 472,000, with over 17,700 deaths. Meanwhile, with more than 90% of the country under stay-at-home orders, the holiest weekend on the Christian calendar began with services livestreamed or broadcast. Many churches sat empty on Good Friday, when they would typically be overflowing with worshippers.
Churches are devising different ways to reach the faithful. One megachurch in South Carolina is turning to the model of once popular drive-in movies, with services shown on a big screen to worshippers in their cars in the parking lot and broadcast via their radios.A handful of holdout U.S.
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