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Introduction As ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, Mr. David Miscavige leads the only major world religion to emerge in the 20th century and flourish in…
Baptist
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech; Origins of Religious Freedom Day; Christians Returning to Church, but Not Always the Same Ones; Hindus…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jan 17, 2022
Agnosticism
“Global Respect Act” Disrespects Religious Liberty; Christians Win in European Court of Human Rights; Chinese Communists “Walk in Footsteps of Taliban”; To Forward a Spiritual Revival?…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jan 10, 2022
Christianity
INTRODUCTION Elder Russell M. Nelson is the 17th president, prophet, seer and revelator of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), sometimes known as…
Anglican
A Sense of the Sacred; ‘Prisoner of Hope, Archbishop Desmond Tutu Passes; Religious Scholars on Death and Faith; Alien Contact? NASA Asks Religious Scholars to Participate;…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jan 3, 2022
Christianity
Religious arbitration has been in the news recently and I would like to offer my perspective as a Jew, a rabbi and inter-religious leader who cherishes…
Buddhism
Houses of Worship Struggle to Rebuild Attendance; Michigan City Gets Ready for All-Muslim Government; New York Can Force Photographer to Take Pictures for Same-Sex Wedding; Archdiocese…
WRN Editorial Staff
Dec 27, 2021
Agnosticism
Pope Reemphasizes Opposition to Latin Mass; Ninth Circuit Clears Expulsions of Seminarians in Same-Sex Marriages; Gorsuch Cites Religious Liberty As Supreme Court Allows New York Vaccine…
WRN Editorial Staff
Dec 20, 2021
Baptist
Guru Nanak Sikh Documentary on PBS; New Research on Religious Exemptions from COVID Vaccine; Defend Religiously Affiliated Child Care; Fauci Asks Faith Leaders to Enlist in…
WRN Editorial Staff
Dec 13, 2021
Agnosticism
Supreme Court Hears Abortion Case; Will Biden Bill Eliminate Religious Groups from Childhood Care? Why Do Some Christians Reject Vaccines? Religiously “Affiliated” or “Unaffiliated” Too Simplistic;…
WRN Editorial Staff
Dec 6, 2021
Baptist
Since 1947, one topic in education has regularly come up at the Supreme Court more often than any other: disputes over religion. That year, in Everson…
Agnosticism
Americans and Life after Death; United Methodist Split Meeting On For Now; Philly Pays Up, Catholic Adoption Agency Can Decline Same-Sex Parents; Opinion: Build Back Better…
WRN Editorial Staff
Nov 29, 2021