A depressing year of religion news

Judaism brings God into the home in a way that Christianity rarely does
The (London) Guardian: For most Christians, church is where they encounter God. But Giles Fraser's Israeli relatives have made his home a place where the sacred and profane meet.

A depressing year of religion news
Religion News Service: The 2016 election -- with its polarizing campaign and surprising result -- produced not only an unexpected president. It also gave us several of the year's biggest religion news stories.
Religion News Service: Trump's surprise election tops religion news stories of 2016

Why Hillary Clinton bombed with white evangelical voters
Slate: As with Wisconsin, she didn't show up.

Jesus Christ, businessman: From John Humphrey Noyes to Donald Trump
The Conversation: In the paranoid atmosphere of the Cold War, the mantra that American prosperity hinged on a nation united by faith gained ground. The recent election of Donald Trump would appear to mark the apotheosis of this trend.

A look inside Church of the Resurrection's stunning new sanctuary
Kansas City Business Journal: The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection is nearing completion of a new 3,500-seat sanctuary building.