The "Place to Worship" Initiative

In this episode, Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice joins Justin and Jeremy to discuss how the U.S. DOJ’s “Place to Worship Initiative” is preserving religious freedom, even during the novel coronavirus.  Then, one of First Liberty’s former clients, Dr. Eric Walsh, joins the call to give his perspective on public health, ministry, and even religious liberty from his unique perspective as someone with a doctorate in public health, a lay minister, and whose religious liberty that was once invaded by the state.

Additional Information

• Place to Worship Initiative
• Religious Freedom and the CARES Act by Justin Butterfield
• Mandatory social distancing is not a threat to religious liberty. It’s essential for humanity. by Kelly Shackelford
• How the Justice Department is standing up for civil rights amid coronavirus pandemic by Eric Dreiband