Islam
Chechen Leader Asks if Bitcoin is Compatible with Koran
Dictator Ramzan Kadyrov Wants To Expand The Economy The leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov has asked Islamic religious scholars to see if the Koran allows the…
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Christianity
A Fascinating Look At Misperceptions and Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses
WRN Interviews The Organization to Reveal What People Know, What They Should Know, and How The Organization Survives Jehovah’s Witnesses are in a unique position globally.…
WRN Editorial Staff
Feb 13, 2018
Christianity
Putin Jumps in Freezing Water to Mark Jesus Christ’s Baptism
He presumably took the dip to shore up his electoral prospects Russian President Vladimir Putin took a dip in the freezing waters of Lake Seliger to…
Christianity
Jehovah’s Witnesses Are Target of Religious Discrimination Laws in Kazakhstan
New Report Reveals Startling Trend of Religious Persecution The New Human Rights Watch Report for 2018 has been released. The annual report is the ruling standard…
Christianity
Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Property Seized by the Russian Government
This move was justified by a Russian Supreme Court ruling The St. Petersburg located Kolomyazhskiy Assembly Hall owned and used by Jehovah’s Witnesses saw Russian authorities…
Christianity
Russia Blames Religion For Failed Rocket Launch
Russian priest blamed when rocket he blessed fails A Russian Orthodox priest has come under fire after a rocket he blessed failed to reach its intended…
Eastern Orthodoxy
Russian Orthodox Bishop Promotes Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theory
Argued That Last Russian Czar Was Killed In Jewish Ritual Father Tikhon Shevkunov, a Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, has begun an investigation into whether…
Christianity
Russian Facebook Ads Targeted Christian Voters
Attorneys for Facebook, Twitter and Google were present for a Federal hearing this week on the matter. Russia has been accused of creating strife and division…
Christianity
Europe Divided on Religious Persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Russian Ally South Ossetia Ban’s Jehovah’s Witnesses While Western Europe Continues To Condemn Actions There is increasing tension on religious persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Europe.…
Christianity
U.N. Demands Immediate Release of Jehovah’s Witness in Kazakhstan
United Nations Calls Arrest and Detention of Teymur Akhmedov a Violation of Religious Freedom. The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) called on the immediate…
Islam
Russian Facebook Ads Show the Divisions in America Based on Race and Religion
Kremlin played both sides of the political divide According to reports by The Washington Post, Facebook ads from the time of U.S. presidential elections in 2016…
Religion News
Russian Human Rights Activist Asks Putin to Reverse Arrest of Scientologists
A Russian Human Rights Activist is calling on Putin to come to the aid of five Scientologists arrested in St. Petersburg. Russian headquarters for Scientologists were…