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The denial of a Russian Church of Scientology’s registration has been deemed a violation of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.…
Issues
The anti-violence initiative ‘Stop the Killing’ has been wildly popular among street demonstrations in Ferguson since the death of Michael Brown at the hands of a…
WRN Editorial Staff
Oct 2, 2014
Entertainment
What will I tell my kids about 9/11? My oldest is a kindergartner now. My guess is that this year it’ll come up, and that beautiful,…
Entertainment
Flint, Michigan: City Council to look over the Church of Scientology’s “The Way to Happiness” as a proposed morality guide to lower crime rates. Faced with high…
Agnosticism
Jews, Catholics & Evangelicals Rated Warmly, Atheists and Muslims More Coldly This piece originally appeared on PewForum.org Jews, Catholics and evangelical Christians are viewed warmly by…
Entertainment
In areas of instability, unrest, crime and violence, one element underlies the visible problems: the decline or absence of morality. Distribution of The Way to Happiness…
Christianity
The Hobby Lobby decision has implications that reach much further than most predict. Reactions run strong in the wake of this week’s Burwell v. Hobby Lobby…
Entertainment
Photo: Sara May Photography A university study group in Holland was researching the Scientology religion, and wanted to get some direct answers about what Scientologists –…
Christianity
You may have read earlier that for the previous year, we’ve had an au pair in our house from Brazil. We are a family of two…
Entertainment
Ralph Gedeon was taking classes at a Port-au-Prince engineering school when a massive earthquake rocked the island nation on Jan. 12, 2010. (5/18/14) A 26-year-old Haitian…
Ethics
Damian Kevitt lost a leg to a hit and run driver. Read his story, plus info on 'Finish The Ride,' which calls attention to the hit…
Entertainment
From left to right: Chick Corea, Beck, and Kate Ceberano, three Scientologist musicians who have endured controversy around their beliefs. Chick Corea, the US jazz musician…