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Holiday Gift Ideas Across Various Religions, By Alexandra Rogers

27 Nov 2019
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WRN Guest

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 discharged with little thought through an online catalog...

An Angry Kurdish Voice by Ceko Kurd

21 Nov 2019
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Editor’s Note: Most Americans know little or nothing about the Kurds, except perhaps that recently, the United States and Kurds were allied in the fight against ISIS. An estimated 25 to 40 million Kurds...

The Price of Religious Liberty

13 Nov 2019
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Sam Field

Some people have taken religious liberty for granted. After all, it’s protected in the First Amendment, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and legislation such as the Religious Freedom Restoration...

Falun Gong: A Reply to Chinese Oppression

06 Nov 2019
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The Communist regime in China has a long history of religious suppression which began in the 1950s when Mao Zedong drove missionaries out of China, and established an officially atheist government. Recently,...

Faith-Based Adoptions Help Knit Up the Threads of Broken Families

30 Oct 2019
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Sam Field

While sexual attraction may be nature’s way of ensuring the continuation of the race, marriage is created to establish stability in relationships and enhance the raising and care of the next generation....

I didn’t get it for a long time by Judy Knotts

14 Oct 2019
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It makes perfect sense. Still, I didn’t get it for a long time. Eventually, I learned that homeless people—at least the many, many I have come across— just might be more faith-filled, more open...

Marching for Religious Interfaith

02 Oct 2019
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Gary Nguyen

On September 22nd, as part of a celebration of International Peace Day, marches were held around the world to celebrate Religious Peace and Justice. In a world so full of noise, concern and neglect,...

Pastafarians and the Jesters

21 Sep 2019
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Sam Field

To become a Catholic Priest or a Jewish Rabbi requires years of training and study. To become a Buddhist Monk one must give up gainful employment and all worldly possessions, take a vow of chastity, and engage...

What Faith in Our Schools Really Means

19 Jul 2019
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Wil Seabrook

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 which I visit schools all over the U.S....

Ask a Scientologist – 14 Student Questions Answered about Scientology

08 Jul 2019
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Tad Reeves

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. As a preface to my answers...