Level of Education
Graduate
Keywords
Covid-19, communication, government, religious institutions
Abstract
This paper investigates the response to Covid-19 by examining the communication problem between the government and religious institutions. During the outbreak, some faith-based organizations used religion-abetted value judgments which affected viral spread (Whitehead and Perry 2020). Religious institutions can also inspire people to be supportive while the world endures hard times. (Wildman, Bulbulia and et al. 2020). This paper will explain where churches have contributed to the challenges of dealing with the COVID virus and provide recommendations for the better response (Wildman, Bulbulia and et al. 2020). This paper also discusses where the government violated constitutional rights and how to fix these issues in the future. This research encourages government institutions to look at medical data presented in the article about impact that Covid-19 had on Americans' mental health and consider the medical ramifications of reopening churches to help hospitals fight depression and anxiety.
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Coronavirus Communication: Interaction of Church, State, and Constitution in the Pandemic Environment
This paper investigates the response to Covid-19 by examining the communication problem between the government and religious institutions. During the outbreak, some faith-based organizations used religion-abetted value judgments which affected viral spread (Whitehead and Perry 2020). Religious institutions can also inspire people to be supportive while the world endures hard times. (Wildman, Bulbulia and et al. 2020). This paper will explain where churches have contributed to the challenges of dealing with the COVID virus and provide recommendations for the better response (Wildman, Bulbulia and et al. 2020). This paper also discusses where the government violated constitutional rights and how to fix these issues in the future. This research encourages government institutions to look at medical data presented in the article about impact that Covid-19 had on Americans' mental health and consider the medical ramifications of reopening churches to help hospitals fight depression and anxiety.
