Relief Funds Should Benefit Clergy, Too

The Coronavirus pandemic of 2020 caught most of us unprepared. Among its many surprises was the rare bipartisan nature of the recovery and stimulus package known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. But what was not surprising was how quickly those who oppose religious freedom challenged the right of clergy to receive CARES funds. As usual, such attempts to deprive pastors, rabbis, priests, and imams of the very same aide that millions of others are eligible to receive ignores history and the law.