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The Problem with Modi’s Plan to Refurbish a Hindu Temple

24 Apr 2019
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C Barnett

Critics say Varanasi's essence will be lost The upcoming Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, however, has been described by locals as an attack on the soul which makes up Varanasi, one of Hinduism's holiest...

Pope Meets with LDS President Nelson at the Vatican for the First Time

12 Mar 2019
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C Barnett

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints dedicated a new temple in Rome. On March 9, , marking the first meeting between the Catholic head and the leader of the LDS Church. The visit occurred...

07 Dec 2016
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WRN Editorial Staff

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only religious institution to make the list. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has made it onto Glassdoor's annual list of Best...

France’s First Mormon Temple Will Open Next Year

10 Nov 2016
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Derek Welch

LDS announces dedication services for France's first Mormon Temple. France’s first Mormon temple will be opened next year in Paris. Although France has had close to 40,000 Mormons, no church...

Pho Minh Buddhist Temple Opens in Indiana in Former Methodist Church

29 Oct 2016
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Nathan Glover

The inauguration of Buddhist Pho Minh temple in Indiana was held earlier this week. The ninth Buddhist temple in Indiana was inaugurated on Sunday amidst the chanting of Buddhist verses, drums and traditional...

First Zoroastrian Temple Opens in Kurdistan

08 Oct 2016
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Nathan Glover

Kurdish people are returning to Zoroastrianism One of the oldest known religions in the world is making a comeback in the Kurdistan Region of the Middle East. This is due to the recent opening of a new Zoroastrian...

“Horsetown USA” in CA Turns Down Hindu Temple, Doesn’t Fit Into City’s Western Theme

01 Sep 2016
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Gary Nguyen

Norco city officials rejected proposed Hindu temple because it doesn't fit the town's "western aesthetic." A proposal by Indian-Americans in the South-Californian city of Norco to build a Hindu temple...

Peruvian Temple May Hold the Secret to the Origins of Organized Religion

19 Aug 2016
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Alison Lesley

5,000 year old Peruvian temple suggests religion was highly a sophisticated institution. One of the most fundamental truths about religion is that it acts as a powerful, perhaps even the most powerful...

A Look At Philly’s New Mormon Temple

08 Aug 2016
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Kelly Frazier

New Mormon Temple will open in Philadelphia in September. Mormons consider the United States Constitution to be a document that was “divinely inspired,” so perhaps it is not a surprise that...

22 Jul 2016
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Derek Welch

Inscriptions tell the story of how a temple for the 24th Jain Thirthankara, Sri Vardhamana Mahaveera, was constructed 850 years ago. Located in the Karimnagar district in the Indian state of Telangana...