Opinion: Churches shouldn't close because of COVID-19

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Opinion: Churches shouldn't close because of COVID-19

Letter to the editor

Published: Mar 25, 2020, 9:22 PM

I have been attending St. Paul United Methodist Church for 15 years. I sing in the choir and teach Sunday school. As a matter of fact I’ve been going to church for over 70 years, and this is the first day in my life I’m ashamed to be a Methodist, or even a church-goer for that matter.

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office of the White House on March 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/TNS)

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office of the White House on March 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/TNS)

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