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Pope Meets With Buddhist Monk Pope Francis met with the Supreme Buddhist Patriarch Somdej Phra Maha Muneewong of Thailand late last month, on a four-day tour…
WRN Editorial Staff
Dec 2, 2019
Opinion
Some people have taken religious liberty for granted. After all, it’s protected in the First Amendment, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and legislation such as…
Religion News
Bethany Christian Services handles 13,000 foster care cases Bethany Christian Services, a faith-centric adoption and foster care contractor for Michigan state said its services would extend…
Religion News
What was once heralded by both parties, soon became seen as a tool used against LGBT civil rights. The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) marked 25…
Religion News
Court Rules against marijuana possession On July 6, a Judge of Marion Circuit Court in Indiana decided to rule against marijuana possession[/tweetit]. Judge Sheryl Lynch ruled…
Religion News
The RFRA was being subverted Democratic Party Senators Patrick Leahy (Vt), Kamala Harris (Calif), and Mazie Hirono (Hawaii) introduced the Do No Harm Act.[/tweetit] This would…
Christianity
Missouri’s abortion laws go against the First Amendment. An anonymous Missouri woman, identified only as Mary Doe in public court documents, has won a significant legal…
Religion News
Religious freedom defense didn’t help a Missouri heroin dealer. Timothy Anderson, a heroin dealer from St. Louis, Missouri, claimed he should be permitted to sell the…
Celebrity
‘You the Jury’ brings up a controversial incident surrounding a pizzeria’s refusal to cater a gay wedding. FOX’s new reality show You the Jury, debates multiple…
Religion News
The Native American Church of Hawaii will not receive relief from marijuana laws based on their religious beliefs. The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal…
Issues
Controversial Mississippi anti-LGBT religious law blocked by Judge House Bill 1523, a 2016 Mississippi law protecting the beliefs that, (i) a marriage is a union between…
Catholicism
Arguments over the contraception mandate of the Affordable Care Act return to the Supreme Court. On March 23, the U.S. Supreme Court started the oral arguments…