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There is a need for more updated information on the important subject of religion in Wikipedia. The religious and socioeconomic landscape has certainly changed as we…
Religion News
Scientology Thoughts on International Religious Freedom Day, A Uighur’s Story of Chinese Prison Camps, More Buddhist Temples Demolished in China, Watch Fulton v City of Philadelphia,…
WRN Editorial Staff
Nov 2, 2020
Opinion
In 1988 Salmon Rushdie published The Satanic Verses, a book which Muslims thought disparaged Islam. Riots broke out in Muslim countries, and shortly thereafter, Iran’s leader…
Bahá'í
There must be some kind of missionary muscle some people develop during the course of their religious service. Nayyereh Aminian would become a virtual superhero during…
Islam
In 2015, two members of Confess, an Iranian metal band were arrested for performing metal music in their country and were sentenced to a combined 14…
Christianity
After nine years on death row in Pakistan she has finally arrived in Canada Asia Bibi, a Christian who spent an agonizing nine years on death…
Islam
Home goods printed with Quran verses are considered offensive. Amazon removed a number of home products including bath mats and doormats offensive to Muslims from its…
Featured Contributors
Joseph Richard Preville interviews Juan Cole about his new book, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires. Prophet Muhammad was one of the most…
Islam
Saudi Arabia is dominated by Sunni Muslims. Islam is the state religion of Saudi Arabia.[/tweetit] Approximately 93 percent of Saudis are Muslim. The majority of Saudi…
Christianity
In America there’s a gender gap in religion. History shows influential religious leaders like Moses, Muhammad, and Jesus to be predominantly male. Roman Catholics permit men…
Agnosticism
Based on numbers, the third largest group is the religiously unaffiliated. Four principal religions dominate the world.[/tweetit] These four are followed by approximately 80 percent of…
Christianity
Google said that the answer was not provided out of respect Users of Google Home are befuddled to find that the device cannot answer the simple…