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Catholicism
President Barack Obama attends a panel in Washington and speaks out about poverty in front of Catholics and Evangelicals. John Carr, a former official of the United…
Christianity
Screenshots from the Grindr account of Pastor Matthew Makela, as posted on Queerty. Pastor Matthew Makela resigned from his position at the St. John’s Lutheran Church…
Ethics
Muslim woman Ismahan Isse leaves Ohio Police Academy in search of a precinct where she can wear her hijab. Ismahan Isse, a 29-year-old Somali-American women, spent…
Christianity
Bill O’Reilly blames rap music for the constant decline in Christianity and tells that youth generation is selfish today. Over the past few months, the Pew forum…
Christianity
Pastor Andy Stanley feels a Congregation should be the safest place on the planet for LGBTs, while his Pastor father is vehemently anti-gay. In a (probably)…
Ethics
A Muslim man is forced to serve on jury after judge tells him he has a duty and responsibilities to do so, even if it’s against his religious beliefs.…
Christianity
Members of Calvary Chapel, a megachurch in Chino Hills, are guilty of oversharing at school board meetings and have been accused of forcing their religion on…
Entertainment
A rape awareness campaign’s focus shifted towards defining marital rape and the responsibilities of a husband and wife in a Muslim household. What started as a…
Baptist
In this 1960 interview with Meet the Press, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. discusses his views on nonviolent protests, business owners refusing service to citizens,…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 8, 2015
Ethics
After a trial with judge Col. James Pohl, women soldiers were restrained from shackling and escorting 9/11 detainees, sparking controversy and outrage. Five Muslim men are…
Entertainment
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
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…