After 160 years of suppression, Egypt makes room for new churches.

Highest total since 1999 comes as federal judges rule against state attempts to ban Syrian refugees.

Measuring Americans by beliefs, not self-identity, makes a big difference in 2016 election polls.

Things we’re reading and discussing this week.

Christian mother of five is the first woman sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan.

What God taught this second-generation, child of immigrants about the nuance of status.

Throughout US history, the church has had a complicated relationship with the "homeless, tempest-tost" looking for a better life.

We can’t excuse inconsistent principles in our politicians or in each other.

(UPDATED) James MacDonald denounces Trump’s ‘misogynistic trash.’

Evangelicals, of all people, should not be silent about Donald Trump's blatant immorality.

Campus ministry's push for theological consistency prompts painful backlash.

Things we’re reading and discussing this week.

How the spoken-word poet uses art to speak truth about race, faith, and womanhood.

Almost half remain undecided, with pastors split over which candidate characteristic is most important.

After 20-year struggle, will new Bible society even be allowed to print Bibles?

Both official and house churches now face bigger threat than cross removal campaign.

Archaeologists discover that Christianity existed along Silk Road long before the Russians arrived.

Peer-reviewed research intensifies parenting debates… and can leave us even more confused.

How both sides of the debates over same-sex marriage, transgender bathroom access, and employer-provided contraception feel about each other.