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America’s Growing Interfaith Infrastructure

16 Sep 2019
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WRN Editorial Staff

In Columbia, South Carolina, Interfaith Partners regularly brings together for discussion Christians and Jews, Hindus and Muslims, Buddhists and Bahá’ís. Members visit one another’s places of worship,...

Only 31% of U.S. Catholics Believe Bread and Wine Become the Blood and Body of Christ

13 Aug 2019
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Kelly Frazier

Pew Research study on the Eucharist However, a new survey by Pew Research Center has revealed that many self-described Catholics doubt this statement. Sixty-nine percent of Catholics have said their...

L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti and Pope Francis Talk Climate and Immigration at the Vatican

12 Aug 2019
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C Barnett

Mayor Garcetti and the pope discuss hot button global issues the two are both passionate about. The mayor had a private audience with the pope and the two discussed matters such as the priorities...

2020 Presidential Candidates Are Visiting Mosques

05 Aug 2019
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Gary Nguyen

It has been rare for presidential candidates to visit a mosque on the campaign trail. The roundtable went on for an hour and was attended by activists, nonprofit leaders, imams, and other members...

Ken Ham Says There’s Nothing to Worry About, the World Has Been Through Climate Change Before

30 Jul 2019
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Alison Lesley

"The biggest climate change was the global flood of Noah's day" David Attenborough, a famous naturalist, has told a Parliament committee that when faced with the issue of climate change, they "cannot...

Arizona Will Adopt New Science and History Education Standards

25 Oct 2018
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Derek Welch

Arizona State Board of Education rejects anti-Evolution science standards for K-12. The protests concerned a state proposal to remove the majority of the references to climate change and evolution...

Pope Francis and Vatican Declare Death Penalty Should Be Abolished

03 Aug 2018
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Gary Nguyen

Pope Francis said capital punishment attacks the dignity and inviolability of a person. Pope Francis declared the death penalty to be "inadmissible" and said the Catholic church will work to get it abolished...

Pope Francis Warns on Climate Change: Earth will be “Rubble, Deserts and Refuse”

10 Jul 2018
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Derek Welch

The pontiff urged governments to honor Paris climate agreement Pope Francis, speaking at a Vatican conference, asked governments around the world to honor the pivotal Paris climate agreement. This...

Scott Pruitt’s Battle to Bring More Religion Into the EPA has Come to an End

09 Jul 2018
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Elisa Meyer

Former EPA head Scott Pruitt hated science. over theocracy. His tenure in the EPA was marred by his hostile actions against common sense and fundamental science. He willfully went about destroying...

First Jewish Woman Elected Mayor of Mexico City

07 Jul 2018
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Nathan Glover

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo first held a political position in 2017. Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo made history by setting two firsts: being both the first woman and the first Jew to hold the post. Mexico...