Buddhism
PBS Travel Show “Sacred Journeys” Follows Religious Pilgrimages
PBS TV series Sacred Journeys with Bruce Feiler is a religious show exploring the experiences of people who visited holy shrines and how it changed their…
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Hinduism
Malala Yousafzai & Kailash Satyarthi Accept Nobel Peace Prizes
Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi accepted their Nobel Peace prizes for their work in promoting children’s education and children’s rights. Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi have made…
Hinduism
Hindu American Foundation Approves Texas Textbooks with New Corrections
New Texas textbooks were approved by the Hindu American Foundation after corrections were made to the explanations of and information on the Hindu faith. Recently, we published…
Catholicism
Catholic Pilgrims Adopt Hindu Practices Visiting This Saint
Catholic pilgrims have picked up a few tips from Hindu Varkari traditions while visiting Saint Francis Xavier who brought the faith to India centuries ago. For…
Ethics
Ritual Animal Sacrifice at Gadhimai Festival: Is It Permissible In The Modern World?
In Nepal, the Gadhimai Festival takes place every five years, and has been gaining a great deal of notice for the amount of animal bloodshed that…
Hinduism
Anti-Gypsy Sentiment Creates Demand For Dictionary Recall
Hindus are outraged over the definition of Gypsy as “liars and cheats” by 23rd Edition of Royal Spanish Academy Dictionary which was recently released. The Royal…
Entertainment
Hindu Leader Says Thanks but #NoThanks To Kim Kardashian
In a blunt tweet, Rajan Zed dismisses Kim Kardashian’s cancelled trip to India as a blessing. Amid swirling rumors over the real reason Kim kardashian’s trip…
Atheism
Indonesia Drafts New Law for Religious Freedom
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
30 Parliamentarians Meet With USCIRF In Oslo To Sign A Freedom Of Religion Charter
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
Agnosticism
Religion and Aliens: How Extraterrestrial Life Might Affect Religious Beliefs
Astronomy professor David Weintraub’s new book explains what leaders of the world’s major religious affiliation believe about the possibilities of alien life. The question of whether…
Christianity
These Two Religions May Support Brittany Maynard’s Decision on Assisted Suicide
While many Christians believe it’s wrong to end one’s own life, other religions, such as Jainism and Hinduism, differ. Brittany Maynard was a 29-year-old woman who…
Christianity
How Alabama Christians are Using Yoga to Connect with God
Yoga is not restricted to Hinduism. In Alabama, Yoga takes a Christian flavor as a pathway to becoming closer with God. While yoga has traditionally been…