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A swastika. A crossed-out Star of David inside a circle. An image of Black people or Muslims or Asian-Americans captioned “Go back where you came from.”…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jun 13, 2022
Religion News
What do we mean by the term faith? We usually mean faith as belief or religion, but we have faith in each other, faith in a…
Issues
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…
WRN Editorial Staff
Dec 16, 2019
Islam
The Duke spoke as a Commonwealth representative at Al Noor Mosque In what can be described as a poignant speech, the Duke of Cambridge asked the…
Agnosticism
Atheism is rising in Iraq. A report authored by F. Brinley Bruton working for NBC News uncovered multiple stories of Iraqi atheists being forced to hide…
Religion News
This is the second conviction in the country Sergei Skrynnikov, a Jehovah’s Witness, was found complicit in participating in extremist organizational activities. The April 1, 2019…
Islam
China asks Pompeo not to interfere in its internal matters. Mike Pompeo, the United States Secretary of State, tamped down on U.S. demand to end China’s…
Islam
Beijing wants to stomp down on terrorism. Wang Yang, the fourth-ranked leader in the People’s Republic of China’s governing communist party leadership, opined that Xinjiang must…
Christianity
Violent bigots were quick to take advantage of the shortcomings of mainstream politics. When President Donald Trump was asked about his views on white nationalism after…
Islam
Most of the camps are to be found in Xinjiang province. Sam Brownback, the United States ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, described China’s internment of approximately…
Religion News
Organizations espousing hate have increased following the popularity of extremism. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) said on February 20 the population of active U.S. hate…
Christianity
The poll highlights the disparity between society’s values and religion. Recently, YouGov conducted a study in various regions throughout North Africa, the Middle East, and the…