Rejected petition Allow places of worship to open for private prayer and meditation

We would like the UK Government to amend its COVID-19 guidance to permit churches and other places of worship in England to open for private prayer and meditation; and to seek to persuade the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to adopt similar proposals.

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Allowing churches and places of worship to open would provide comfort and consolation at a time of distress and would alleviate some of the collateral damage to the nation's mental health that the lockdown has caused.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/317856

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Date submitted 12 May 2020
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