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Agnosticism
The Number of Churchless Americans Has Jumped by Nearly One-Third in Just 20 Years. A new book, ‘Churchless: Understanding Today’s Unchurched and How to Connect with…
WRN Editorial Staff
Oct 24, 2014
Judaism
Ashira Silverman, niece of comedian Sarah Silverman, has started her human rights activism early in life because of the work her family is doing for women’s…
Atheism
Data mining done on the social network has some surprising results. A recent study led by Lu Chen from Wright State University in Dayton, OH titled…
Agnosticism
The origins of spiritual awareness mapped on “The Evolutionary Tree Of Religion Map.” This chart outlines the origins of spiritual awareness (e.g. shamanism & animism), illustrating…
Agnosticism
“Secularism is probably the one big issue for our century. This century is not, as many still think, marked by a religious or spiritual revival. What…
Judaism
The Jewish high holy days will come to a close with the observance of Yom Kippur. Many people outside of the Jewish community have heard of…
Buddhism
The Modesto City School District is earning high praise for its World Religions Class and its ability to teach students respect for a wide range of cultures.…
Entertainment
With Rosh Hashanah starting soon, we take a look at the some of the tasty holiday foods you can look forward to and what symbols they…
Entertainment
Pierre Dulaine and his students prove hatred between Israelis and Palestinians is not innate and can be overcome in this beautiful film, Dancing in Jaffa. In Dancing…
Entertainment
Photo: flickr One of comedy’s biggest names, Joan Rivers, has died. Stars stood around the block for her funeral, and we look back on the comedienne’s…
Entertainment
The NY Post‘s Page Six is reporting that Gwyneth Paltrow will be converting to Judaism, after her recent “conscious uncoupling” with Coldplay singer Chris Martin. Paltrow…
Entertainment
To kick off the first official National Football League (NFL) games being played this weekend, we’re taking a look at the Top 7 Jewish NFL players…