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According to the Church of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard stipulated that the highest levels of advancement in Scientology should be “delivered in a distraction-free environment, off…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jun 6, 2022
Buddhism
Gregory Grieve, who heads the religious studies department at University of North Carolina, Greensboro, holds that the authenticity of digital Buddhist meditation is not the determining…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jun 2, 2022
Features
Religious Freedom & Business Institute has released their annual index measuring the commitment of corporations to religious inclusion in the workplace. The latest index covers all…
Features
With the industrial food system common to farming in the United States, from the way slaughterhouses are run to the pesticides used on crop farms, Samer…
Features
Two researchers did an experiment to extract meanings from different translations of the sacred Hindu scripture, Bhagavad Gita, and found common meaning among them. Many translations…
Christianity
For whom do the bells toll? In Appleton, Wisconsin, it’s for the parishioners of Zion Lutheran Church, and it’s thanks to the sturdy hands and generous…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 13, 2022
Features
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has completed a two year renovation project of their Washington D.C. Temple. As with other LDS temples, this…
Features
It’s hard to imagine that in present-day some will be denied the freedom to worship as they please or discuss differences with a particular faith without…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 9, 2022
Scientology
L. Ron Hubbard founded the Scientology religion in 1952. But the beginning of the movement was actually the publication of Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 8, 2022
Hinduism
Ram Navami is an Indian festival held yearly in honor of the birth of Lord Ram. It is an anticipated celebration rich in tradition, music, and…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 7, 2022
Features
On May 2 U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hosted a reception in the East Room—the largest State Room of the White House—to…
Features
Does being religious make us behave more morally has long been debated. Of interest to psychologists and philosophers, according to one scholar it really can’t be…
WRN Editorial Staff
Apr 29, 2022