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Houston PD Honors Fallen Sikh Deputy The Houston, Texas Police Department is altering its dress code policy to allow Sikh officers to wear articles of faith,…
WRN Editorial Staff
Nov 25, 2019
Religion News
Japanese Emperor Performs Shinto Ceremony Amid Controversy Japanese Emperor Naruhito performed the Daijosai, an ancient Shinto ceremony said to transform the emperor by joining with the…
WRN Editorial Staff
Nov 19, 2019
Buddhism
Kung Fu Buddhist Nuns The Druk Amitabha Mountain Monastery in Kathmandu has long promoted gender equality and the empowerment of women. Since 2008, Buddhist nuns have…
WRN Editorial Staff
Nov 11, 2019
Politics
Chinese Catholics Occupy Church to Prevent Demolition Priests and parishioners have locked themselves inside a Catholic Church in the Hebei province of China to prevent the…
WRN Editorial Staff
Nov 4, 2019
Issues
Hindu Festival of Lights Celebrated in White House Ceremony President Trump hosted a celebration of the Hindu Festival of Lights or Diwali in the White House,…
WRN Editorial Staff
Oct 28, 2019
Buddhism
Hasidic Jews Find New “Shtetl Market” Shtetl – small Eastern European Jewish villages before the Holocaust – had busy local markets, which Hasidic Jews are recreating…
WRN Editorial Staff
Oct 21, 2019
Ethics
International Religious Freedom Roundtable October 11, 2019 The Honorable Donald Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Re: Do Not Abandon the…
WRN Editorial Staff
Oct 16, 2019
Bahá'í Faith
Democratic Candidates Vow to Reverse Religious Protections Presidential candidates Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren announced similar plans to enhance LGBTQ protections including reversing the Trump Administrations…
WRN Editorial Staff
Oct 15, 2019
Books
A press release put out by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre announced: The 2020 Edition of the annual publication ‘The Muslim 500: The World’s 500…
WRN Editorial Staff
Oct 11, 2019
Christianity
Founder of Christian and Faith-Based Social Media Platform Offers Advice on how Social Media can Connect Younger Generations with Religion Social media is changing the way…
WRN Editorial Staff
Oct 8, 2019
Sikhism
Click the image to watch a fascinating video on how Sikh pray: Published by the Sikh Channel on Facebook
WRN Editorial Staff
Sep 27, 2019
Religion News
Simran Jeet Singh, New York University An elderly Sikh gentleman in Northern California, 64-year-old Parmjit Singh, was recently stabbed to death while taking a walk in…
WRN Editorial Staff
Sep 25, 2019