You Mean I Can’t What? Religious Freedom in Difficult Times

In times of COVID-19, many people have questions about their religious freedom rights versus government intervention. Some communities are grappling with concerns about the separation of church and state. This webinar is a dialogue for people like you to understand the difficult decisions houses of worship face during stay-at-home mandates and what that means for religious freedom.

Presenters

• Maggie Garrett, vice president for public policy at Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
  Twitter handle: @AmericansUnited
• Charles Watson, Jr., director of education at Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty (BJC) and interfaith leader.
  Twitter handle: @BJConthehill
• Richard Foltin, senior scholar at the Religious Freedom Center and former director of national and legislative affairs, American Jewish Committee (AJC).
  Twitter handle: @rfoltin
• Mandisa Thomas, president and founder of Black Nonbelievers.
  Twitter handle: @mandy0904 @BNonbelievers
• Lata Nott, Freedom Forum fellow and First Amendment expert (moderator).
  Twitter handle: @latanott

This webinar was made possible by generous support from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and the Henry Luce Foundation.