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Buddhist Scholar May Go to Jail after Insulting Thai Monarchy

Buddhist Scholar May Go to Jail after Insulting Thai Monarchy


clock icon 16 Jan 2018
author icon C Barnett


Sulak Sivaraksa is a scholar and royalist who wants to uphold the truth Sulak Sivaraksa, a well-known Thai . The comments concerned a 400-year-old battle. Sivaraksa is 85 years old. He uttered the seemingly...

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Dalai Lama Says Religion is Personal and Not to Use it as a Mobilization Tool

Dalai Lama Says Religion is Personal and Not to Use it as a Mobilization Tool


clock icon 11 Jan 2018
author icon Nathan Glover


He appreciates India for its diversity the people on the basis of their religion. His Holiness made the remark speaking with reporters at the National Teachers Congress in response to being asked...

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Buddhist Themes in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’

Buddhist Themes in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’


clock icon 22 Dec 2017
author icon Nathan Glover


Dualism, destiny and karma are all shown The latest episode of the Star Wars franchise, Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi has polarized audiences. Many love it, and some do not like it at all....

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Winter Religious Holidays Video and Infographic

Winter Religious Holidays Video and Infographic


clock icon 22 Dec 2017
author icon WRN Editorial Staff


What Do World Religions Do During the Holiday Season? Exclusively from WorldReligionNews.com! Share this Infographic on Your Site Source: WorldReligionNews.com Typically when we say "the...

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Dalai Lama Meets Barack Obama in India to Discuss World Peace

Dalai Lama Meets Barack Obama in India to Discuss World Peace


clock icon 05 Dec 2017
author icon Gary Nguyen


The Tibetan spiritual head had earlier expressed reservations about the selfish US under Donald Trump. , the former President of the United States in the Indian capital city of New Delhi. The 82-year-old...

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Couple Faces Jail Time for Butt Selfies At Thai Holy Site

Couple Faces Jail Time for Butt Selfies At Thai Holy Site


clock icon 30 Nov 2017
author icon C Barnett


Charged with Public Indecency and Cyber Crime Public nudity is usually not a good decision. Public nudity in a foreign country is an even worse idea. Public nudity in a foreign country that you post...

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U.S. Declares Myanmar is Doing Ethnic Cleansing Against Rohingya

U.S. Declares Myanmar is Doing Ethnic Cleansing Against Rohingya


clock icon 26 Nov 2017
author icon Derek Welch


More than 600,000 Rohingyas have fled Myanmar. The United States Secretary of State . He threatened to impose targeted sanctions against those responsible for such 'horrendous atrocities'. The...

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Examining the “Spiritual, not Religious” in America

Examining the “Spiritual, not Religious” in America


clock icon 13 Nov 2017
author icon Gary Nguyen


The spirituals are found to be more helpful and empathetic . Approximately 2,000 Americans participated in the PRRI survey during the first half of 2017. The results showed that 18 percent of Americans...

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Dalai Lama Attacks Trump’s America

Dalai Lama Attacks Trump’s America


clock icon 19 Oct 2017
author icon C Barnett


Argues Against Nationalism and Message of Non-Violence The Dalai Lama, spiritual head of the Tibetan nation, speaking at the Five Fifty Forum being held in a northern Indian town, mentioned he has concerns...

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Faith in Recovery Pt. 11: How Does Redemption Fit into Faith and Treatment?

Faith in Recovery Pt. 11: How Does Redemption Fit into Faith and Treatment?


clock icon 04 Oct 2017
author icon WRN Editorial Staff


Redemption In Drug Recovery And Religion Are More Similar Than You Think “I don't believe the world's a particularly beautiful place, but I do believe in redemption.”Colum McCann “When you forgive,...

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