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Listen: Can We Sing?

And answers to other listener questions
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On the latest episode of Social Distance, staff writer James Hamblin and executive producer Katherine Wells answer questions from listeners.

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What follows is an edited and condensed transcript of their conversation.

This question comes from Tyler Richter in Springfield, Missouri. He says, “As churches open up their doors, are they risking the safety of their congregants by singing together? Our church announced, prior to this past Sunday, that we would not be singing out of an abundance of caution. However, when we arrived we were told if we were to sing, we should

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