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Profiles in Faith: Rabbi David Nathan Saperstein

Profiles in Faith: Rabbi David Nathan Saperstein


clock icon 05 Sep 2021
author icon Sam Field


Introduction Rabbi David Nathan Saperstein is one of the leading lights of Reform Judaism — the largest denomination of Jews in the America, representing 33 percent of American Jews. He served for 40 years...

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Religious News From Around the Web August 30, 2021

Religious News From Around the Web August 30, 2021


clock icon 30 Aug 2021
author icon WRN Editorial Staff


PBS Video: David Brooks on Kabul, Afghanistan; Iranian Government Seizes Baha’i Property; Supreme Court and Religious Liberty; Potsdam Gets First Synagogue Since WWII; Christianity Principles Under Attack...

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Profiles in Faith: Neville Callam, Baptist World Alliance

Profiles in Faith: Neville Callam, Baptist World Alliance


clock icon 23 Aug 2021
author icon Sam Field


Introduction Saint, leader, intellectual giant. Moral, compassionate, humble servant. Those are some words of praise for Neville Callam, the first Black to lead the Baptist World Alliance (BWA), describing...

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Religious News From Around the Web August 23, 2021

Religious News From Around the Web August 23, 2021


clock icon 23 Aug 2021
author icon WRN Editorial Staff


In China, ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ Is the Only Accepted Religion; Churches “Essential” In One State at Least; Sharia Law Coming to Afghanistan; Update on Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan In China,...

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Religious News From Around the Web August 16, 2021

Religious News From Around the Web August 16, 2021


clock icon 16 Aug 2021
author icon WRN Editorial Staff


Facebook Rolls Out Prayer Group; Churches, Organizations Pitch In To Help in Dixie Fire; Supreme Court’s Next Big One: Religion and Abortion; Infrastructure Bill Enforces Gender Identity Rules Excluding...

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The Same House, Through Different Doors — the Interfaith Philosophy of Bishop Jon Fish

The Same House, Through Different Doors — the Interfaith Philosophy of Bishop Jon Fish


clock icon 14 Aug 2021
author icon Wayne Edward Hanson


If I were a traditional journalist, I would not interview Bishop Jon Fish of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He makes no accusations, nurses no grudges, minimizes conflicts, ignores those...

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Profiles in Faith: Patriarch Bartholomew Bridges East-West Christian Divide

Profiles in Faith: Patriarch Bartholomew Bridges East-West Christian Divide


clock icon 13 Aug 2021
author icon Sam Field


INTRODUCTION His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is the 270th Patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Born in present-day Turkey in 1940, Dimitrios Archontonis, as Bartholomew was originally...

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Religious News From Around the Web August 9, 2021

Religious News From Around the Web August 9, 2021


clock icon 12 Aug 2021
author icon WRN Editorial Staff


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 Freedom...

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Religious News From Around the Web August 2, 2021

Religious News From Around the Web August 2, 2021


clock icon 02 Aug 2021
author icon WRN Editorial Staff


More Religious Rights vs LGBTQ Rights; Force Catholic Hospital to Perform Abortions Says New York Civil Liberties Union; Religious Americans Less Likely to Believe in Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life;...

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Profiles in Faith: Paula Clark: First Woman and First African American to Lead the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago

Profiles in Faith: Paula Clark: First Woman and First African American to Lead the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago


clock icon 28 Jul 2021
author icon Sam Field


Introduction The Rev. Paula E. Clark is the first African American woman and person of color to be elected Bishop of the Chicago Episcopal Diocese comprising 122 congregations and more than 31,000 members...

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