Religious communities now face major tensions between a duty to protect their congregants and what those in leadership recommend — President Trump, on May 22nd, demanded governors reopen churches, synagogues, and mosques or face his overriding their decision to keep houses of worship closed. The US Centers for Disease Control — in many ways, a world public health leader — recommends limiting gatherings to ten people (inside) or 25 (outside) for groups in contact with high-risk communities, such as older adults and those with complex illness. Yet, people question why healthy young people cannot gather, without considering that one of those relatively healthy young people may not have symptoms, but still have the virus and spread the illness to relations at home.