Covering the world of religion — every faith, every voice
Agnosticism
World events and recent local events in New Zealand likely affected the outcome A new survey released by the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies (IGPS)…
Films
Moez Masoud will produce “Hello Brother” Moez Masoud, the noted public speaker, and Cambridge scholar will direct Hello Brother[/tweetit], a film concerning the horrific terror attacks…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 16, 2019
Religion News
Video screenshot NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Arden and French President Emmanuel Macron to hold a meeting in Paris on May 15 Following the recent terrorist attack…
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
School faces backlash for the ban that comes on the heels of last week’s terror attacks at two mosques. An elite all girls school in Auckland,…
Islam
The vigils saw attendance from both Jews and Christians. A video posted to Twitter showing a stranger walking towards a New York mosque carrying a bouquet…
Religion News
The 28-year-old shooter was motivated to “spark a civil war in the US.” Two mosques were targeted by a terrorist attack in the New Zealand city…
Religion News
Netherlands denies religious recognition, the Church may appeal to EU courts Pastafarianism was rejected as a religion by the Dutch council of state.[/tweetit] Mienke de Wilde,…
Buddhism
Collins has positively influenced the world of academia on Buddhism. Pali language specialist and renowned Buddhist scholar Steven Collins passed away[/tweetit] on February 15 in New…
Agnosticism
The profound feminist, Jacinda Ardern, is adored on social media. Jacinda Ardern, who is the head of New Zealand’s Labour Party, is on the verge of…
Celebrity
Tom Cruise takes a quick tour at the newest Scientology church in New Zealand. Tom Cruise, looking extremely proud and impressed, visited the new Scientology headquarters…
Art
Madonna’s “extremely offensive” Rebel Heart Tour has been condemned by religious leaders for its pole dancing nuns. Madonna’s Rebel Heart Tour made a stop in Auckland,…