The Right to Meet in Religious Activities Should Not be Curtailed

   Let the freedom to gather in religious circles be restored, and let it never be threatened again.
   I listened to a talk given by Elder David A. Bednar, an apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He noted the importance of being able to meet, religiously, and how that right has been challenged during the COVID-19 crisis.
   So, let us consider on the words of the First Amendment. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
   Perhaps with all the care given to avoid person-to-person interaction, those restrictions should have come more as as encouragements, and less as laws. I wonder if no one should be arrested, fined or punished for gathering in church settings. Often, the activities that were curtailed were things that could have been done while complying with safety precautions, such as performing baptisms.
   I wonder on restrictions on the size of the congregation, if we are still allowing full religious rights to meet if we limit the number, for the congregants are still allowed the freedom to meet, even though it might require meeting in a series of meetings instead of a single one. I do not know. But, it does seem the right to meet at all should be preserved.