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Book Review: Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan

Book Review: Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan


clock icon 03 Jan 2020
author icon Charlotte Odenson


Because it's that time of year, I took the opportunity to read a much debated but fascinating book about the historical Jesus, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Dr. Reza Aslan. Dr....

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Top Religious Stories? Is This the Best You Can Do?

Top Religious Stories? Is This the Best You Can Do?


clock icon 01 Jan 2020
author icon Sam Field


The top 10 religious stories of 2019 – as selected by members of the Religion News Association – included: The burning of Notre Dame Cathedral, the massacre of 51 worshippers at a New Zealand Mosque,...

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Religious News From Around the Web, Dec 30th 2019

Religious News From Around the Web, Dec 30th 2019


clock icon 30 Dec 2019
author icon WRN Editorial Staff


Amish Eviction, Religious Freedom Violators, Daf Yomi? China Bans Christmas, Church vs. State, Video: Incarceration of Chinese Uighurs, Taoism and Star Wars Michigan County Tries to Evict Amish Families Lenawee...

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Ahmadiyya Muslims: “Love for all Hatred for None” By Asifa Kainat

Ahmadiyya Muslims: “Love for all Hatred for None” By Asifa Kainat


clock icon 27 Dec 2019
author icon WRN Guest


In today’s world where many people are biased about Islam and Muslims, I want to introduce you to the sect of Islam that I belong to: the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community...

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Movie Review: The Two Popes (two reviews)

Movie Review: The Two Popes (two reviews)


clock icon 23 Dec 2019
author icon WRN Editorial Staff


The Two Popes - Netflix Starring: Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce Director: Fernando Meirelles Review By Charlotte Odenson Inspired by true events, this beautifully shot film dramatizes...

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Book Review of “The Journey to the Mayflower: God’s Outlaws and the Invention of Freedom” by Stephen Tomkins

Book Review of “The Journey to the Mayflower: God’s Outlaws and the Invention of Freedom” by Stephen Tomkins


clock icon 20 Dec 2019
author icon Charlotte Odenson


In the United States every child learns the story of the Pilgrims coming to America on the ship "The Mayflower." However, few of us ever discover the preceding centuries of religious history that culminate...

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If the World’s Great Religions Pass Away

If the World’s Great Religions Pass Away


clock icon 18 Dec 2019
author icon Sam Field


A few years ago, a number of people noted that psychiatry was becoming somewhat of a state-sponsored religion. In this new religion, science was God, psychiatrists were priests, the Diagnostic and Statistical...

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WRN News From the Web: Fairness for All? Muslims Excluded, Genocide Charges, Jehovah’s Witness “Extremism,” Mennonites, Catholic Voter Poll, NJ Bill Would Dump Religious Exemption for Vaccinations

WRN News From the Web: Fairness for All? Muslims Excluded, Genocide Charges, Jehovah’s Witness “Extremism,” Mennonites, Catholic Voter Poll, NJ Bill Would Dump Religious Exemption for Vaccinations


clock icon 16 Dec 2019
author icon WRN Editorial Staff


Myanmar Leader Rejects Genocide Charge A 2017 crackdown in Myanmar against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority allegedly included mass killings, rapes and arson and resulted in some 700,000 Muslims...

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Happy Holidays: The Real War on Christmas by Dr. Arik Greenberg

Happy Holidays: The Real War on Christmas by Dr. Arik Greenberg


clock icon 13 Dec 2019
author icon WRN Guest


Over the last couple of years, I’ve heard the phrase “The war on Christmas” invoked more and more frequently. Often, it comes from the mouths of conservative media commentators, but more often it comes...

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Fairness for All Act: Compromise or Sellout?

Fairness for All Act: Compromise or Sellout?


clock icon 11 Dec 2019
author icon Sam Field


The “Fairness for All Act,” proposed by Utah Congressman Chris Stewart is an attempt to craft a compromise between LGBTQ civil rights and religious liberty, which have been in conflict for several...

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