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Religious News from Around the Web July 20, 2020

Religious News from Around the Web July 20, 2020


clock icon 20 Jul 2020
author icon WRN Editorial Staff


Uighurs under China Suppression, Governor Orders Churches Closed, Bibles Ballooned Into North Korea, Vatican Issues Sex Abuse Reporting Guide, The Talmud and the Cancel Culture, Changes to Asylum Rules...

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Are Christians the Most Persecuted Religion? Pew Report on Religious Harassment By L. Arik Greenberg, Ph.D.

Are Christians the Most Persecuted Religion? Pew Report on Religious Harassment By L. Arik Greenberg, Ph.D.


clock icon 18 Jan 2020
author icon WRN Guest


In the summer of 2018, the Pew Research Center released a report on the state of religious persecution, restriction and harassment in the world; it was immediately coopted and misconstrued to advance certain...

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The Great Religious Wall of China

The Great Religious Wall of China


clock icon 08 Jan 2020
author icon Sam Field


As many as a million Muslim Uighurs are currently imprisoned in Chinese “re-education camps,” according to new data released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). ICIJ...

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Religious News From Around the Web, Dec 30th 2019

Religious News From Around the Web, Dec 30th 2019


clock icon 30 Dec 2019
author icon WRN Editorial Staff


Amish Eviction, Religious Freedom Violators, Daf Yomi? China Bans Christmas, Church vs. State, Video: Incarceration of Chinese Uighurs, Taoism and Star Wars Michigan County Tries to Evict Amish Families Lenawee...

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WRN News From the Web: Mosque Shelters Students, Atheists Not Church, US Sanctions China over Uighurs, Rohingyas Denied Education, Dublin’s Covert Church, Iran Suppressing Bahá’ís, SMU Minus Methodist?, African Churches Use Scientology

WRN News From the Web: Mosque Shelters Students, Atheists Not Church, US Sanctions China over Uighurs, Rohingyas Denied Education, Dublin’s Covert Church, Iran Suppressing Bahá’ís, SMU Minus Methodist?, African Churches Use Scientology


clock icon 09 Dec 2019
author icon WRN Editorial Staff


Wisconsin Students Shelter in Mosque During School Attack About 100 high school students sheltered in a mosque across the street from their Oshkosh West High School in Wisconsin when a student stabbed...

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China Escalates Religious Suppression

China Escalates Religious Suppression


clock icon 05 Nov 2019
author icon Sam Field


While a religiously tolerant Europe slowly slips away from religious belief and observance, the government of China treats religion not as recognition of mankind’s spiritual nature, but as a threat to society,...

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Here We Are Again: Confronting the Rise of Religious Persecution

Here We Are Again: Confronting the Rise of Religious Persecution


clock icon 26 Sep 2019
author icon Sam Field


On Sept. 23rd, President Trump convened a meeting on religious freedom at the UN, surrounded by survivors of religious persecution from around the globe, civil society leaders, religious leaders, U.S....

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China/Vatican Agreement May Signal Lessening of Religious Tension

China/Vatican Agreement May Signal Lessening of Religious Tension


clock icon 20 Sep 2019
author icon WRN Editorial Staff


According to the Catholic News Agency H.E. Mgr. Antonio Yao Shun, was consecrated Bishop of Jining/Wulanchabu, under Papal Mandate. The government of China has in recent years treated religion as a threat...

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Evidence of China’s Mission to Eliminate Islamic Religious Identity from the Country

Evidence of China’s Mission to Eliminate Islamic Religious Identity from the Country


clock icon 08 May 2019
author icon Alison Lesley


Satellite imagery reveals large-scale destruction of Muslim sites province to the west of the country. The province has a substantial Muslim minority population like the Uighurs. Beijing follows...

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The Latest Religious Freedom Report Provides Dire Review

The Latest Religious Freedom Report Provides Dire Review


clock icon 04 May 2019
author icon Alison Lesley


Oppression isn't just striking Muslims This report is published every year on May 1 and has been since 1999. This year marks 20 years since the initial report, and the results are not promising. The...

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