Religious freedom advocates consider if the need of the one outweighs the needs of the many.

Pew finds 7 in 10 Americans, as well as highly committed evangelicals, say the pesky insects should be genetically engineered to reduce disease.

Trinity Western University abandons its community covenant after Canadian Supreme Court loss.

Africa’s youngest head of state heals the wounds of one of its oldest churches.

Church leaders apologize to Nancy Ortberg, Nancy Beach, Vonda Dyer, and other women with accusations: “We have no reason not to believe you.”

New law requires pastors to obtain theology degrees and forbids urging lengthy fasts.

Teaching pastor Steve Carter resigns after New York Times article; GLS had already lost 111 host sites.

Social media debate on intersection of disaster relief and theology echoes Osteen-Harvey episode.

PRRI finds most demographics have shifted in favor of religious freedom for small wedding business owners like Masterpiece Cakeshop’s Jack Phillips.

Among regular attenders of religious services: 2 in 3 go because of their kids, Catholics half as likely as Protestants to value sermons, and 1 in 5 don’t usually feel God’s presence.

Survey finds most Protestants believe God wants them to prosper financially. But views diverge on whether they must tithe to receive it.

Palestinian Christians and Messianic Jews cautious as region’s only democracy makes its identity politics official.

Most believers favor using CRISPR technology in babies to fix congenital conditions, but not to reduce risk of disease later in life.

Potomac Declaration and action plan hope to persuade more nations by the second US religious freedom ministerial next year.

Officials make their case in DC during the State Department’s religious freedom ministerial.

American pastor remains under house arrest until October. But good news comes day after his plight was shared at US religious freedom ministerial.

(UPDATED) First day of US State Department’s unprecedented event also includes discussion of Nineveh Plains aid between Greta Van Susteren, Mark Burnett, and Johnnie Moore.

Dozens of Christians and other religious minorities from Iran have been on a resettlement roller coaster. It just took a new turn.

Andrew Brunson has spent most of the last two years in prison based on wild—or absent—accusations.