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Buddhism
Scientologist Wins Case Against Munich “Sect Filter;” Religious Restrictions Return with Rise of Delta Variant; Vatican Launches Global Compact on the Family; Problems With Biden’s Religious…
WRN Editorial Staff
Aug 12, 2021
Religion News
More Religious Rights vs LGBTQ Rights; Force Catholic Hospital to Perform Abortions Says New York Civil Liberties Union; Religious Americans Less Likely to Believe in Extraterrestrial…
WRN Editorial Staff
Aug 2, 2021
Religion News
Introduction The Rev. Paula E. Clark is the first African American woman and person of color to be elected Bishop of the Chicago Episcopal Diocese comprising…
Religion News
Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha; Muslims and Hindus celebrate Eid and Diwali together, Assessing Religious Freedoms via the Smith and Sherbert Tests; China’s Xi…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jul 26, 2021
Catholicism
Introduction In October 2020, when Pope Francis announced his selection of 13 new cardinals from eight countries as diverse as Rwanda, Chile, Brunei and Mexico, he…
Religion News
Supreme Court Punts on Religious Liberty Case; AGs Say Biden’s “Misapplication” of Bostock Could Damage Religious Freedom; Quiz on Middle Eastern Religious Sites; Methodist Woman, 82,…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jul 19, 2021
Religion News
Supreme Court Religion Cases – Battles Won, More to Come; Mass Graves at Religious Schools in Canada; How Religion Affected the 2020 Election; Government Measures Exacerbate…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jul 12, 2021
Hinduism
Introduction On World Environment Day, June 5, 2021, in an article on Medium.com, Hindu spiritual leader and humanitarian Mata Amritanandamayi spoke of the “intense suffering” inflicted…
Religion News
Christian Baker Jack Phillips Fights Back; Supreme Court Will Take up Another Religious Tuition Case; Supreme Court Sides With Amish in Water Treatment Case; Mexican Catholics…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jul 5, 2021
Jewish
Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth Introduction “What do we worship?” The question, as Rabbi Lord Jonathan Henry Sacks put it in…
Religion News
Supeme Court Signals Expansion of Religious Exemption; Choosing the Next Dalai Lama; Tax Denial of Christians Engaged; Key Facts About the Abortion Debate in America; Video:…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jun 28, 2021
Catholicism
INTRODUCTION When white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel March 13, 2013, heralding the selection of a new Pope, it set in motion…