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The Yearning for Something More
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…
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In Their Own Words
If I Were the Devil: The Key to Resolving Religious Conflicts By Wayne Edward Hanson
“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…
Alexei Danchenkov
Jan 10, 2020
Baptist
Top Religious Stories? Is This the Best You Can Do?
The top 10 religious stories of 2019 – as selected by members of the Religion News Association – included: The burning of Notre Dame Cathedral, the…
Atheism
WRN News From the Web: Mosque Shelters Students, Atheists Not Church, US Sanctions China over Uighurs, Rohingyas Denied Education, Dublin’s Covert Church, Iran Suppressing Bahá’ís, SMU Minus Methodist?, African Churches Use Scientology
Wisconsin Students Shelter in Mosque During School Attack About 100 high school students sheltered in a mosque across the street from their Oshkosh West High School…
WRN Editorial Staff
Dec 9, 2019
Agnosticism
Holiday Gift Ideas Across Various Religions, By Alexandra Rogers
There is much to dislike about the secular holiday season. In many cases, gifting now has the burden of obligation, of a required ritual, a duty…
Christianity
Interfaith Council Takes Up Human Rights
Idi Amin “The Butcher of Uganda” seized power in 1971 and until he was ousted in 1979, his regime murdered an estimated 100,000 to 500,000 political…
Alexei Danchenkov
Oct 1, 2019
Buddhism
Reincarnation
The word “reincarnation” derives from Latin, literally meaning, “entering the flesh again.” The common definition of reincarnation has been altered from its original meaning. The word…
WRN Editorial Staff
Sep 11, 2019
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What Do Scientologists Believe?
“Take a look, and you may be surprised how closely Scientology beliefs parallel those of all men and women of good will.” Over the years I’ve…
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Why I Trust L. Ron Hubbard
“He helped me to discover my own purpose. That alone was a lifesaver.” Occasionally in the course of a day, I hear disparaging things about people…
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What Faith in Our Schools Really Means
Separation of church and state doesn’t mean we have to divorce our faith from our day-to-day lives.- Wil Seabrook, STAND blogger I have a nonprofit through…
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International Religious Freedom Roundtable: A Vital Movement in the World Today
Of all the events of the 2nd Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, Wednesday afternoon’s segment on the International Religious Freedom Roundtable may well have the greatest…
Featured Contributors
Ask a Scientologist – 14 Student Questions Answered about Scientology
Tad Reeves answers some of the most fundamental questions about Scientology A student asked the following questions for a school presentation on the subject of Scientology.…