Catholicism
Pope Francis’ Summer Summit on Climate Change; Conservatives’ Alarmed
This summer, Pope Francis will deliver an encyclical about the harm humans have caused to the environment and the impact on the poor. It is no…
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Entertainment
Dear France, Stop Skirting Around the Real Issue
Featured Contributor Nusrat Qadir responds to a French school’s decision to send a 15-year-old girl home from school because her skirt was too long and could…
Entertainment
15-Year-Old French Muslim Girl Sent Home to Change Into a Shorter Skirt
French fashion is making headlines in an unexpected way this past week. France is known for its strict laws on laïcité, which means secularism. The laws…
Christianity
Is Religion Taking a Backseat in Same-Sex Marriage?
Religion was barely mentioned at all in last week’s Supreme Court arguments. Are we seeing the last days of religious-based marriages and welcoming same sex marriage?…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 4, 2015
Entertainment
How Grim is the Future of Religion?
PEW Researchers predict that religion in the west will have a bleak and empty future. According to a PEW Research Center Study, 1 in 6 Americans…
Christianity
Baltimore Churches Respond to Freddie Gray and Police Brutality
Local Baltimore church leaders speak out about the Freddie Gray case and the riots that have followed. Friday, six police officers were arrested and arraigned for…
Features
NPR Interviews U.S. Muslim Leader Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf on being a Moderate Muslim in America
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf has faced an onslaught of misconceptions about his belief in Islam, but he pressed on, despite how fellow Americans labeled him. Rauf…
WRN Editorial Staff
Apr 30, 2015
Entertainment
Survey Finds Americans are Leaving Religion in Record Numbers
America is experiencing a Great Decline in religious affiliation. The General Social Survey has found that people are leaving religion at record rates. There have been…
Atheism
What Makes a Religion a Religion Under Law?
A California court ruled that “Sun Worshipping Atheism” is not a religion and requires no accommodation based on its three-point religion checklist. In March this year,…
Christianity
Michigan Approves Bills that Allow Adoption Agencies to Refuse Service based on Sexual Orientation and Religion
Three bills were passed that permit Michigan adoption agencies to deny service based on faith-based beliefs. The Michigan Senate Families Seniors and Human Services committee passed…
Entertainment
These are the Religious Groups that are in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage
A comprehensive portrait by PRRI shows the attitudes towards same-sex marriage by religious affiliation. The Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) released a demographic of the current…
Catholicism
Manny Pacquaio combines boxing and faith, prepares for Las Vegas megafight with Floyd Mayweather, Jr
Examining the religious beliefs of world champion professional boxer Manny Pacquaio. Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao is almost too good to be true. Nicknamed Manny, this 36-year-old Filipino…