While there are some exceptions, most courts are taking the reasonable route and upholding neutral bans on large gatherings, religious and secular, during this difficult time.

Nothing in the Constitution requires any public official to swear an oath on the Bible, nor is that document based on “the God of the Holy Scriptures.” It is a charter for secular government.

U.S. Rep. Steve King also has a long history of promoting that movement’s pet ideas. In 2002, while a member of the Iowa legislature, King introduced a bill requiring that public schools teach that the United States derives its strength from 'Christianity, free enterprise capitalism and Western civilization.'