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Ethics
Jewish groups ask for changes in anti-Semitism definition in the University of California school system. Several Jewish organizations have petitioned the University of California to update…
Entertainment
Crime figures released by the U.K. Police last week indicate that 10% of anti-Semitic crimes are violent in nature. Anti-Semitic hate crimes which include physical assault,…
Christianity
The Watford Employment Tribunal in England has ruled that a nursery worker was discriminated and unjustly dismissed from work after expressing her Christian anti-gay views. 31-year…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jun 9, 2015
Christianity
Screenshots from the Grindr account of Pastor Matthew Makela, as posted on Queerty. Pastor Matthew Makela resigned from his position at the St. John’s Lutheran Church…
Christianity
Pastor Andy Stanley feels a Congregation should be the safest place on the planet for LGBTs, while his Pastor father is vehemently anti-gay. In a (probably)…
Issues
The “Killing Jews” bus ads can run on NYC buses and Trains under the rule of freedom of Speech. Freedom of Speech has been something constantly…
Entertainment
Jewish student Molly Horwitz says she encountered anti-Semitism when being interviewed for a student senate seat in a Stanford University organization. Molly Horwitz, a junior from…
Islam
A highly controversial anti-Islam bus ad on SEPTA in Philadelphia has attracted international attention and condemnation of gargantuan proportions. The advert that is causing so much tension,…
Judaism
Michael Douglas wrote an Op-Ed piece for the LA Times and visited the Today Show to discuss faith and anti-Semitism. Celebrity A-listers are used to being…
Ethics
Trevor Noah, a newly announced replacement for Jon Stewart as host on Comedy Central’s hugely popular The Daily Show, has come under intense media criticism and…
Christianity
Utah passed legislation that protects both religious practices and LGBT communities from discrimination, and the bill was backed by the Mormon Church. Mormon clergy supported a bill…
Ethics
Sikhs, often mistaken for being Muslim, are being targeted more and more by people who are unaware of the distinction between these religious groups. Hate crimes…