Christianity
Hate Groups Targeting Religious Minorities On The Rise in the US
The rise is linked to the election victory of President Trump Hate groups proliferated within US borders in 2017. The tumultuous months were characterized by social…
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Christianity
Unprecedented Persecution of Egypt’s Christians
Christians are denied jobs and generally discriminated against in Egypt. A report published by Open Doors, a Christian persecution charity, said Egyptian citizens belonging to the…
Catholicism
Topless Activist Tries To Steal Baby Jesus From Vatican
via video screenshot #MeToo Protest Against the Patriarchy At Vatican The Vatican’s 2017 Christmas worship services were disrupted by three Femen activists. The latter was protesting…
Religion News
Russian Human Rights Activist Asks Putin to Reverse Arrest of Scientologists
A Russian Human Rights Activist is calling on Putin to come to the aid of five Scientologists arrested in St. Petersburg. Russian headquarters for Scientologists were…
Christianity
This is What It’s Like to Be a Jehovah’s Witness in Russia
Russian Jehovah’s Witnesses struggle to keep their faith and worship. The current Russia ruled by Putin is an Orthodox-based state. This has brought about the banning…
Christianity
Franklin Graham Criticizes Islam as A “Religion of Peace”
Franklin Graham quoted an ex-CIA employee to substantiate his views Evangelical leader Franklin Graham wrote on August 26 that politicians must resist from describing Islam as…
Christianity
Russian Court Bans Jehovah’s Witness Bible
Yesterday a Russian city banned the Bible, going against Putin’s law on extremist activity. Russia’s Vyborg City Court yesterday banned the New World Translation of the…
Islam
Muslims are Just as Concerned as Any American About Extremism
Stark differences exist between Muslim Americans and the general public on the subject of extremism A new survey by the Pew Research Center reveals 82 percent…
Christianity
Two-Thirds of Evangelicals Think That Muslims Don’t Belong in America
US Muslims are apprehensive about Islamic extremism in the U.S. As U.S. society slowly goes secular, a report published by the Pew Research Center reveals American…
Christianity
Exclusive Interview: Jehovah’s Witnesses Banned in Russia; Court Ruling Upheld Today
Photo Courtesy of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Artwork by World Religion News. After an April court ruling declaring Jehovah’s Witnesses extremists and a wave of violence against them,…
WRN Editorial Staff
Jul 17, 2017
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Women in Islam
The current misconception in the west about Muslim women is that they are oppressed. When a Muslim woman is seen with a hijab, it is misconstrued…
Christianity
Danish Man Arrested in Raid on Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall
A month after Russia’s Supreme Court labeled Jehovah’s Witnesses as being an ‘extremist’ group, a series of raids by the FSB has threatened the existence of…