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…
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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
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…
Catholicism
Catholic Church Bishop Urges a Racial Divide Conversation
Illinois bishop urges the Catholic community to try to put themselves in African-American shoes to better understand the country’s ‘racial divide.’ Bishop Edward K. Braxton of…
Ethics
Australian Woman Celebrated for Defending Muslim Couple
In an incident caught on tape, a Sydney woman defends a Muslim couple from an elderly woman’s disrespectful criticisms. Riding home on the train one day,…
Christianity
Liberal and Conservative Catholics Unite on Abolition of the Death Penalty
When it comes to the thorny issues in life, such as abortion and euthanasia, both liberal and conservative groups of Catholics are often divided on their…
Christianity
The Chinese Pastor Who Was Sentenced To Prison For Protesting Church Demolitions
A Chinese pastor was sentenced to a year of jail time after being found guilty of disrupting social order by a jury after a trial that…
Ethics
Trevor Noah, New ‘Daily Show’ Host, Criticized for Anti-Semitic Tweets
Trevor Noah, a newly announced replacement for Jon Stewart as host on Comedy Central’s hugely popular The Daily Show, has come under intense media criticism and…
Christianity
California Christian Fraternity Shut Down for Banning Non-Christian Leaders
A Christian fraternity is in the middle of a religious debate after claiming to have been wrongfully removed by California State University, Stanilaus. The move comes…
Entertainment
Church of Scientology runs Twitter Ads in unison with ‘Going Clear’ Documentary Release
The Church of Scientology launched a public relations campaign on Twitter during HBO’s airing of a documentary pitted against Scientology. Alex Gibney’s controversial documentary, Going Clear:…
Ethics
Bali Nine Drug Smugglers Try to Use Their Religion to Escape Death Penalty
Two Australian Muslim drug traffickers are appealing to the Indonesian court by asking for mercy in the name of their religion. The two men, convicted of…