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Among the 1,000 mothers and fathers, grandparents, mentors, inventors, accomplished artists, and more honored in Memorial weekend's New York Times front page obituary were these men: church leaders who have died from Covid-19 in the last few months.

Over 100 people connected to a May 10 service at a church in Germany have tested positive for COVID-19. German officials are now trying to trace everyone who took part in the service that day.

"Imagine how dark your heart must be to place your knee on a handcuffed mans neck, hear him say 'I can’t breath' multiple times and yet continue to watch him suffocate under the weight of your body," Jackie Hill Perry writes.

“So in this season, the decisions we’ve made have been not so much motivated by the First Amendment but about the Greatest Commandment," Kyle Idleman told the congregation at Southeast Christian Church.

“For many years I didn’t believe in healing. I didn’t believe in miracles—it was pretty much what I was taught in seminary,” Francis Chan said. Recently, though, Chan changed his mind.

Jon Steingard, lead singer of the Christian band Hawk Nelson, says that he no longer believes in God. Steingard shared the news on Instagram, explaining that he “agonized over whether to say this publicly, and if so, how to do it."

On Friday May 22, President Trump declared that churches are essential and ordered that churches open this Sunday, Memorial weekend. Here's how church leaders and members responded.

Originally shutting down the CDC guidelines for churches for being "more draconian and less optimistic", the Trump administration is now saying guidelines will be released soon.