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According to Belgian tradition, Santa Claus lives in Spain, but visits their country each

year on the morning of December 6th, walking on their rooftops to drop gifts into their chimneys.

Coronavirus restrictions were opposing a problem for this year's visit, however.

So government officials made some exceptions.

Santa will not be required to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, and he can work during evening

curfew hours. Nonetheless, officials encouraged St. Nick to always respect distancing,

wash hands regularly, and wear a mask over his long white beard.

And they are hoping that in this difficult year, he will be lenient in gift-giving.

Every kid here is a hero, they assured him. So for once, you don't have to check it in your big book.

Unlike the Belgian approach to Christmas, worldwide government opposition to religious liberty

seems to be escalating.

Pew Research Center reports the highest level of global government restrictions on religion

in a decade.

Since 2007, when Pew began its survey, the median level of government

restrictions has risen 65%, and the level for social hostilities has doubled. The issue

came home for American Christians recently, when Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito stated

during a keynote address to the Federalist Society,

it pains me to say this, but in certain quarters, religious liberty is fast becoming a disfavored right.

Citing the little sisters of the poor, who refused to allow their health insurance plan to provide contraceptives,

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