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Japan’s Princess Noriko relinquished her ties to the royal family and married Kunimaro Senge of the Izumo Taisha grand Shinto shrine in a beautiful wedding. Everyone…
Catholicism
Kristin Szremski, 53-year-old award-winning journalist, converted from Christianity to Islam and took the pilgrimage to Mecca, her first Hajj. The Hajj is a mandatory religious pilgrimage…
Entertainment
SakeOne brewery blessed by Reverend Koichi Barrish in a unique and sacred Shinto ritual. SakeOne, a large sake supplier located in the Oregon, was recently blessed…
Christianity
Reverend Rick Cole, a pastor from California, started living on the streets to raise money for a homeless charity, Sacremento Steps Forward. He raised more than…
Atheism
In just under 400 words, Weingarten compares the relationship of a pet and his owner to that of a human being and a deity in his…
Bahá'í Faith
New film To Light A Candle examines the persecution of Baha’is in Iran. For millions of people around the world, the term Baha’i will have little…
Christianity
Monday blues got you down? This dance off between a Mormon missionary and a Michael Jackson impersonator will cheer you up. Elder Gus Garcia showed some…
Atheism
Data mining done on the social network has some surprising results. A recent study led by Lu Chen from Wright State University in Dayton, OH titled…
Catholicism
In modern society, an individual is almost forced to side between science and religion. However, some people, including the Vatican Astronomer, feel that religion and science…
Anglicanism
In a controversial decision, the Lexington Kentucky Human Rights Commission has sent a clear message to Christian business owners who refuse service to LGBT (Lesbian, Gay,…
WRN Editorial Staff
Oct 8, 2014
Baptist
Meet the 100 most significant Americans of all time http://t.co/CByk5EGFQX pic.twitter.com/JVu4yehnh9 — Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) November 17, 2014 Smithsonian Magazine included 11 American religious figures in…
WRN Editorial Staff
Oct 8, 2014
Christianity
photos: Rick Egan, The Salt Lake Tribune Mormon women are surprised as LDS President alters wording to be more inclusive of women. Last month, a gathering…