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5 Ways Social Media Connects Religion to Younger Generations

5 Ways Social Media Connects Religion to Younger Generations


clock icon 08 Oct 2019
author icon WRN Editorial Staff


Founder of Christian and Faith-Based Social Media Platform Offers Advice on how Social Media can Connect Younger Generations with Religion Social media is changing the way people talk about faith and share...

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Researchers and Religious Figures Call for Social Media Changes to Tackle Hate Groups

Researchers and Religious Figures Call for Social Media Changes to Tackle Hate Groups


clock icon 09 Aug 2019
author icon Nathan Glover


Measures need to be taken to both identify and end hate speech online. It’s been less than a week since the violent shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. The combined events claimed...

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Americans Say Churches Have a More Positive Effect on Society than Tech Companies

Americans Say Churches Have a More Positive Effect on Society than Tech Companies


clock icon 08 Aug 2019
author icon Derek Welch


50% of the U.S. hold a negative attitude toward the impact of tech companies Tech companies were looked at as having a positive impression on the United States a mere four years ago. However, things...

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Study: The Influence of Moms in Christian Households

Study: The Influence of Moms in Christian Households


clock icon 12 May 2019
author icon Alison Lesley


Teens look to mothers for support more than any other family member Most of the time, when people think about the person in charge of their home, it is the father that comes to mind. However, in the Households...

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Global Leaders Initiate Call to Bring an End to Online Terrorism

Global Leaders Initiate Call to Bring an End to Online Terrorism


clock icon 28 Apr 2019
author icon Nathan Glover


NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Arden and French President Emmanuel Macron to hold a meeting in Paris on May 15 Following the recent terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, there have been renewed...

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Step-Sister of Anne Frank Meets with HS Students in Anti-Semitic Photos

Step-Sister of Anne Frank Meets with HS Students in Anti-Semitic Photos


clock icon 10 Mar 2019
author icon Gary Nguyen


The students apologized for the photos posted to social media. The students were condemned for giving the Nazi salute in multiple social media photographs. The photographs also featured a swastika...

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14 Members of UK’s Conservative Party Suspended for anti-Muslim Comments on Social Media

14 Members of UK’s Conservative Party Suspended for anti-Muslim Comments on Social Media


clock icon 07 Mar 2019
author icon Nathan Glover


The Muslim Council of Britain has requested an independent inquiry. . The comments, described by those who have read them, were racist and abusive. Comments were posted on Twitter, and several were...

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LDS Continues Push to Drop Use of the Word “Mormon”

LDS Continues Push to Drop Use of the Word “Mormon”


clock icon 07 Mar 2019
author icon Derek Welch


The Church wants to be referred to by its full name. The church wants to be referred to by its full name and not by the shorthand nicknames which it previously promoted. The name "The Church...

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Franklin Graham Was Blocked on Facebook

Franklin Graham Was Blocked on Facebook


clock icon 03 Jan 2019
author icon C Barnett


The social media company apologized to Graham for their mistake. Evangelical preacher after his temporary 24-hour ban during the last week of December 2018. The block on his account happened as a reaction...

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Mocking Religion May Land Russian Woman in Jail

Mocking Religion May Land Russian Woman in Jail


clock icon 25 Aug 2018
author icon Gary Nguyen


New draconian Russian laws inhibit free speech Maria Motuznaya, a [tweeit]Russian citizen, has been put on trial on charges of “insulting” religious believers[/tweetit] along with “inciting”...

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