Buddhism
Human Odyssey ‘Sacred Sites of the World’ Map by Simon E. Davies
Simon E. Davies, creator of our WRN featured ‘Evolutionary Map of Myths and Religions‘, has created a ‘Sacred Sites of the World’ Map. From Simon E.…
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Judaism
Trump Criticized for Not Appointing Jewish Liaison
There are no plans to fill this post in the near future. President Donald J. Trump has been urged by Congress members to continue the tradition…
Agnosticism
Karen Armstrong TED Talk: Reviving the ‘Golden Rule’ For Everyone
Karen Armstrong — Religious Scholar and winner of the 2008 TED Prize — is a provocative, original thinker on the role of religion in the modern…
Atheism
Karen Armstrong: Don’t Blame Religion For Terrorism
Karen Armstrong examines the knotted history of religion and violence In a time when Muslim extremists quote the Koran as they behead their victims, it can…
Catholicism
Trump’s New Ban Unlocks Religious Anger and Praise
Leaders on Media Condemn and Applaud There has been a vocal response to President Trump’s Tweet that he will be banning transgender people from the military,…
Agnosticism
Trump Axing Law in Move to Allow Churches to Support Political Candidates
The present US administration wants to defang the Johnson Amendment. Hiding behind the din of Obamacare repeal, The U.S. House Appropriations Committee voted during the third…
Islam
Metal Detectors Removed from Controversial Holy Site in Jerusalem
Conflict over site still continues between Jews and Muslims. The Israeli government decided to remove metal detectors at one of the most holy sites in Jerusalem,…
Issues
An Israeli Student Stole Holocaust Artifacts to Use in Art Project
Rotem Bides justified her behavior saying she can “act according to [her] own laws.” An art student at Jerusalem’s Beit Berl College, admitted to stealing relics…
Judaism
You Can Now Get a Kosher Hot Dog at Wrigley Field
Wrigley Stadium will be the 13th national park to offer kosher hot dogs. What do you order on your hotdog for a baseball game? Mustard or…
Entertainment
Weimar Hosting Jewish Festival to Bring People Together
Cultural hotbed Weimar highlights a mix of cultures in their Yiddish Summer Weimar festival. A number of Jewish cultural festivals are happening all over the world…
Judaism
SoCal Teen Raises $15,000 to Take Holocaust Survivor Henry Oster to Israel
A Westlake Village teen’s fundraising campaign took a Holocaust survivor and his wife to Israel for the first time. 17-year-old Drew Principe, raised around $15,000 to…
Celebrity
ADL Says Jay-Z Lyrics on ‘4:44’ Play into Anti-Semitism
The rapper’s supporters say the meaning behind the lyrics are taken out of context. Rapper Jay-Z came under heavy criticism by the Anti-Defamation League[/tweetit] (ADL) for…