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Louisville church can hold drive-in Easter service after judge issues temporary restraining order

In this file photo, Pastor Marc Lickins, left, of the Harvest Baptist Church in Harrison, Pa., greets worshipers as they gather to watch the first screening of an Easter service, produced by the church, at the Riverside Drive-In theater in Vandergrift, Pa., Friday, April 10, 2020. On April 11, a federal judge in Kentucky issued an injunction that permits a Louisville church to go ahead with a similar drive-in service amid an ongoing coronavirus shutdown of large gatherings. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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In this file photo, Pastor Marc Lickins, left, of the Harvest Baptist Church in Harrison, Pa., greets worshipers as they gather to watch the first screening of an Easter service, produced by the church, at the Riverside Drive-In theater in Vandergrift, Pa., Friday, April 10, 2020. On April 11, a federal judge in Kentucky issued an injunction that permits a Louisville church to go ahead with a similar drive-in service amid an ongoing coronavirus shutdown of large gatherings. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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