Over the last few years, Egyptian political leadership has moved toward changing laws regulating the building and restoration of churches. The legal obstacle before the restoration of churches no longer exists but some intolerant state officials still represent an obstacle. As a result, some Copts are forced to perform prayers at homes as if they are doing an illegal practice. In spite of the efforts of the political leadership to facilitate the building of churches, inertia and abstinence still stand in the way of building churches in many cases. There is a pressing need for a unified regulation for building places of worship that involves no discrimination.