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Christianity
Idaho is one of 32 states who have religious exemptions and where 12 children are victims of faith healing. Religious Exemption: Yay or Nay? 32 states…
Atheism
Inspired by scientists who came before him, an American atheist professor has converted to Christianity and is working to prove God is real. Physicists are typically…
Islam
The state of Alabama has passed a new law which specifically prohibits the use of Sharia Law within its courtrooms. Sharia Law is a law code…
Atheism
Indonesia’s president, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, and the Ministers for Religious and Home Affairs drafted a new law to protect religious freedom for minorities. President Joko “Jokowi”…
Agnosticism
Derek Giardina, a 17-year-old student at West High School in Tracy, California said he has been given detention and his grade was lowered for omitting “under…
Christianity
When we think of America’s birth story our minds go to the very essence of a country that was founded upon “freedom of religion.” So many…
Entertainment
From November 17-19, the Vatican is hosting an international interreligious colloquium on the “Complementarity of Man and Woman.” A Vatican conference is bringing religious leaders and…
Atheism
To some Americans, high school football represents a form of religion, and increasingly it has come under fire from atheist groups such as the Freedom From…
Christianity
Susan Sherman, a teacher who had recently returned from a mission trip to Kenya, has resigned amid swirling frustration and fears about Ebola. After returning from…
Agnosticism
USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett, Commissioner Mary Ann Glendon, and Executive Director Jackie Wolcott with parliamentarians at the launch of the International Parliamentary Coalition to Advance…
WRN Editorial Staff
Nov 13, 2014
Anglicanism
After studying an ancient manuscript, the writers of The Lost Gospel believe they found evidence that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and the two had children. An ancient…
Entertainment
Ayad Akhtar’s Pulitzer Prize winning play Disgraced opens on Broadway to impressed audiences still contemplating its controversial subject. The play “Disgraced,” written by playwright Ayad Akhtar,…