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Christianity
A Maryland school district removed religion from its calendar after taking requests to include Islam’s Eid al-Adha. Many disapproved, including Chuck Norris. Recently, Maryland’s largest school…
Religion News
In an update this month to the Air Force Instruction 1-1 (AFI 1-1), several changes have been made in order to “clarify guidance” for the handling…
Atheism
Indonesia’s president, Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, and the Ministers for Religious and Home Affairs drafted a new law to protect religious freedom for minorities. President Joko “Jokowi”…
Agnosticism
USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett, Commissioner Mary Ann Glendon, and Executive Director Jackie Wolcott with parliamentarians at the launch of the International Parliamentary Coalition to Advance…
WRN Editorial Staff
Nov 13, 2014
Entertainment
Parents in several parts of the United States are complaining about assignments given to their children to study and learn about Islam. Many schools across countries…
Issues
Stating their religion is vital to their rehabilitation, prisoners in AZ have filed a class-action lawsuit. A few days ago, the Judge Leslie Kobayashi awarded over…
Issues
The denial of a Russian Church of Scientology’s registration has been deemed a violation of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.…
Atheism
Asia Canada, a cheerleader in Tennessee, defies the ruling to ban prayer in schools. She leads her community in the Lord’s Prayer, and they fully support…
Islam
The Supreme Court’s most recent religious freedom challenge after Hobby Lobby is coming from a Muslim man who wants the right to keep his beard. A…
Atheism
Atheists have moved to ban prayers, chaplains, and religious words and symbols from football in high schools. The nontheistic organization Freedom From Religion Foundation is a…
Buddhism
The situation in Myanmar worsens, and politicians are having trouble even speaking of the Rohingya victims who may be forced into concentration camps. Ostensibly as a…
Christianity
Christians in Iran flee religious persecution and violence to Bulgaria with the help of Yank Barry AKA the “Jewish Schindler.” It is a sad fact that…