Issues
Missouri Satanic Temple member: “Abortion laws violate my religion”
A Satanic Temple member said the state’s abortion laws, including a 5-day waiting period, are a burden to religious beliefs. According to the Washington Post, a…
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Christianity
Mormon Church in Controversy over Sunday School Teacher Dismissal
The LDS Church fired a school teacher for using the Church’s own materials in Sunday school lesson. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is…
Issues
40% rise in Jewish Immigration to Israel Attributed to Surge from Ukraine and Russia
Jewish immigration to Israel has risen more than 40 percent in the first three months of 2015, an interim report by the Jewish Agency for Israel…
Christianity
Heather Cook, Top Female Bishop in Maryland’s Episcopal Church Ousted After Hit and Run Accident
December 27, Baltimore saw the death of a bicyclist and father, Thomas Palermo. The prime suspect is Heather Cook, the top female Episcopal Bishop in Maryland’s…
Baptist
New #InTheirOwnWords Interviews: Martin Luther King, Jr., Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, and Jain Master Shri Chitrabhanuji
Adding to the #InTheirOwnWords series, today we have three new archived interviews available with Martin Luther King, Jr., Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, and Jain Master Shri…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 8, 2015
Baptist
55-Year-Old Interview with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Civil Rights is Chillingly Similar to LGBT Struggles Today
In this 1960 interview with Meet the Press, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. discusses his views on nonviolent protests, business owners refusing service to citizens,…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 8, 2015
Features
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis Reflects on his First Year in Office in Interview with Paul Harris
After his first year as Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis stresses the importance of Shabbat, his excitement about Centre for Rabbinic Excellence, and identifies his three biggest…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 8, 2015
Features
Shri Chitrabhanuji describes core concepts of Jain dharma in Forbes interview
Prominent Jain Master Shri Chitrabhanuji was interviewed by Michael Tobias in 2012 for Forbes Magazine. In the interview, Chitrabhanuji speaks about human nature, simplicity, sustainability, life…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 8, 2015
Ethics
By No Means Can Women Touch Us – 9/11 Detainees at Guantanamo Bay
After a trial with judge Col. James Pohl, women soldiers were restrained from shackling and escorting 9/11 detainees, sparking controversy and outrage. Five Muslim men are…
Catholicism
German Catholic Rule Helps Divorced & Homosexual Employees
The German Catholic Church voted to change a rule so that lay employees would not be fired for getting a divorce or a homosexual civil union. The…
Agnosticism
Jewish-American Bernie Sanders is Socialist but not Religious
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders grew up in a Jewish household, but the left-leaning senator does not align himself with any religion today. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont…
Entertainment
UK Politicians Show Support for Sikh Manifesto
Sikhs of the United Kingdom have banned together and presented the Sikh Manifesto just before the UK’s elections to make sure that their voices are heard.…