Entertainment
David Bowie’s Religion and Religious Beliefs
Reflections on David Bowie’s thoughts about religion and its influence on his music; Religious leaders and musicians react to his death. British musician David Bowie passed…
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Catholicism
Barbie and Ken as Mary and Jesus Offend Religious Leaders
Art depicting religious figures using Barbie and Ken dolls upsets religious leaders, but believers are okay with it. Argentinean artists Marianela Perelli and Pool Paolini’s depiction…
Buddhism
Tibetans Protest Death of Religious Leader Tenzin Delek Rinpoche While in Chinese Custody
Suspicion is mounting regarding the cause of monk Tenzin Delek Rinpoche’s death. Tibetans are protesting following the death of a religious monk and spiritual leader, demanding…
Ethics
Chair of Kazakhstan Senate: “Religious Dialogue Is Needed for Peace and Development”
Ahead of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions being held June 10-11 in Astana, former Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of…
Features
Khalifa of Islam Mirza Masroor Ahmad on peace, the Middle East, and Ahmadis
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community leader Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad speaks with Carol J. Williams about the nature of Islam, his organization’s humanitarian campaigns, the separation of church…
WRN Editorial Staff
May 29, 2015
Catholicism
Xi Jinping Urges Chinese Religions to Resist Foreign Influence
President of China Xi Jinping told China’s religious to avoid the influence of foreign religious leaders in an attempt to secure the government’s control. Chinese president…
Christianity
Two Mormon Leaders in Ill Health; Church Involvement Limited
Elder L. Tom Perry and Elder Richard G. Scott. Two senior Mormon leaders, Elder L. Tom Perry and Elder Richard G. Scott, have been afflicted with…
Featured Contributors
10 Things You Should Know About Scientology
Featured Contributor Linda Wieland shares the top 10 facts everyone should know about Scientology. This is a tremendously exciting time to be a Scientologist. We are…
Islam
President Barack Obama says key to combating extremism is Religious Acceptance
In a counter-extremism meeting last Thursday, President Obama told world leaders and religious leaders that the best way to stop extremist behavior is to promote religious…
Buddhism
Why do religious differences disturb us so much?
Instead of focusing on differences in religion being a problem, we should focus on us. Why does difference, especially of religion, disturb us so much? My…
Christianity
Religious Leaders Call for Action, Prayer this Sunday for 21 Coptic Christians Beheaded by ISIS
Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, Dr. Russell Moore, Gabe Lyons, Mark Burnett & Roma Downey Lead Multi-confessional effort. SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 20, 2015 /Christian Newswire/ — Religious leaders…
Anglicanism
The Religious Influence on American Presidents
It is no secret that America’s presidents have been predominantly Christian, but how religious have all of the presidents been? While they ran the Oval Office in their…