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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
Scientologist
This article about the Scientology religion and Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard was originally published on standleague.org and has also been republished on patheos.com. A new…
WRN Editorial Staff
Mar 16, 2022
Religion News
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…
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
Buddhism
Thomas Jefferson’s Quran on Display at Dubai World’s Fair; Rundown of Supreme Court’s Faith Related Cases; Scientology Rights Affirmed in European Court; Chinese Government Mandates Chinese…
WRN Editorial Staff
Oct 11, 2021
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
June 16 marks the anniversary of the event that did more to draw world attention to the human and civil rights violations of apartheid in South…
Christianity
We have seen government abandon the First Amendment protections of religious liberty to tell people of faith they must toss out their long-held beliefs on the…
WRN Editorial Staff
Sep 23, 2020
Books
Scientologists today celebrate Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, published on May 9, 1950. The book, by popular writer L. Ron Hubbard, was an instant…
Mormonism
In tech circles, we tend to hand out to others the books that impress us. I once did that with a book called Focus, buying over…
Religion News
Recently, I listened to a streaming radio station dedicated to singer-songwriters. Jackson Brown, Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell — all artists I’d enjoyed…
In Their Own Words
“If I were the devil,” said newscaster Paul Harvey in a 1965 radio broadcast, “I’d soon have families at war with themselves, churches at war with…
