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Answering Your Coronavirus Questions: Religion, Essential Workers And The Timeline

By NPR
Published April 16, 2020 at 2:50 PM PDT
This story was published more than 5 years ago.
Religious practice has had to get very creative. The pandemic has pushed services and sacraments to the brink. Everything from regular services to big life events, like weddings and funerals, has gone online or been put on hold.
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Religious practice has had to get very creative. The pandemic has pushed services and sacraments to the brink. Everything from regular services to big life events, like weddings and funerals, has gone online or been put on hold.

On this broadcast of The National Conversation, an employment lawyer answers your questions about essential workers. We'll also take a look at the latest unemployment numbers and how the pandemic has affected religious practices, and consider when "normal" might return.

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