Worldwide Religious News

WorldWide Religious News (wwrn.org) is a non-profit service providing the international academic and legal community with up-to-date religious news from around the world.

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Petition to change Mormon bishops’ interviews of kids tops 11,000 signatures; activists call for practice to end ‘immediately,...
sltrib.com
A petition campaign demanding a halt to the LDS Church’s practice of closed-door, one-on-one interviews by bishops with children — sometimes …
Jan 18, 2018
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Muslim Americans are suing the FBI for putting them on a terror watch list for no reason
Newsweek - Cristina Maza
Five American Muslims filed a lawsuit against FBI Director Christopher Wray and other members of the government because they believe they were put on …
Jan 18, 2018
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“Study finds low levels of religious practice among initial teacher education applicants”
Study finds low levels of religious practice among initial teacher education applicants
irishexaminer.com - Niall Murray, Education Correspondent
Jan 19, 2018
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‘Mormon Land’: Historian discusses the new LDS leadership and the question everyone is buzzing about: ‘What about women?’
sltrib.com
“What about women?” That question, posed to new Mormon church President Russell M. Nelson, reverberated long after this week’s news conference …
Jan 19, 2018
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U.S. Politics
Author of books on presidents’ faith says Trump misunderstands evangelicals
Religion News Service - Adelle M. Banks
Stephen Mansfield says Trump has captured the 'fundamental gripes' of evangelicals but misunderstands just how divided they are these days. WASHINGTON …
Jan 19, 2018
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“His ministry estimates that he has spoken to 30 million people in 75 countries. Palau, author of dozens of books, also has been featured in radio broadcasts in English and Spanish on 3,500 radio outl …
Longtime evangelist Luis Palau announces cancer diagnosis
Religion News Service - Adelle M. Banks
Jan 20, 2018
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“Aum trials seen near completion as top court upholds life term for Katuya Takahashi”
Aum trials seen near completion as top court upholds life term for Katsuya Takahashi
japantimes.co.jp - No Author
Jan 19, 2018
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“'They ensure each twin baby dies': the secret killings in central Nigeria”
'They ensure each twin baby dies': the secret killings in central Nigeria
The Guardian - Orji Sunday
Jan 19, 2018
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Pope to indigenous: Amazon is 'heart of the church'
Religion News Service - Yonat Shimron
Francis said it was "essential" for governments and other institutions to consider tribes as legitimate partners whose rights, cultures, languages …
Jan 19, 2018
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Sarah Silverman
In Israel, a rabbinical plan to hide Africans facing deportation
Religion News Service - Lauren Markoe
'If someone had told me 10 years ago this would happen, I’d have said a Jewish state would never send desperate refugees away to their deaths,' said …
Jan 19, 2018
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How a Brisbane Artist Became a Priest for a UFO Pleasure Cult
VICE - Julian Morgans
Luke Roberts is a Raelian: "the only religion with female, gay, and transgender priests." The man in the photo above is an artist named Luke Roberts. He’s standing beneath a piece of public artwork he...
Jan 19, 2018
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HHS is targeting health workers’ religious objections. Here’s why.
The Washington Post - Sarah Pulliam Bailey
This story has been updated since it was first published on Jan. 18. The Trump administration has announced new regulations and a new division responsible for handling complaints from health-care workers...
Apr 29, 2019
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A word too far? Some evangelicals may have reached the breaking point with Trump.
The Washington Post - Erick Erickson
The vulgarity President Trump reportedly used last week to describe certain countries in the developing world has gotten a lot of attention. Trump held a private, frank, blunt conversation with congressional...
Apr 29, 2019
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“Where are mainline Protestants on abortion?”
Abortion
Where are mainline Protestants on abortion?
Religion News Service - Lauren Markoe
Jan 19, 2018
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Crystals, potions and tarot cards: the mystical rise of new age businesses
The Guardian - Emma Featherstone
Consumer appetite for spiritualism has sparked a rise in companies offering everything from AI-powered astrology apps to subscription boxes for white witches Harmony Nice is a 20-year old vlogger from...
Jan 18, 2018
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Abortion
Anti-abortion Democrats navigate divide between March for Life and the Women’s March
Religion News Service - Jack Jenkins
Democrats who oppose abortion while also holding progressive views find their position increasingly tenuous in today’s polarized political …
Jan 19, 2018
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Science Is Giving the Pro-Life Movement a Boost
The Atlantic - Emma Green
The first time Ashley McGuire had a baby, she and her husband had to wait 20 weeks to learn its sex. By her third, they found out at 10 weeks with a blood test. Technology has defined her pregnancies,...
Jan 19, 2018
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Extremism
Two reports show fewer incidents of Muslim extremism in 2017
Religion News Service - Yonat Shimron
The new studies suggest the level of anxiety about Islamic extremism has far outpaced the actual scale of the threat. (RNS) — To hear it from the …
Jan 18, 2018
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Pope angers Chile after backing bishop accused of covering up sexual abuse
The Washington Post - Rick Noack
It was supposed to be an apology tour, but the pope’s Chile visit drew unexpected ire Thursday after the head of the Catholic Church came to the support of Juan Barros, a bishop accused of covering up...
Feb 25, 2018
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A Presbyterian pastor languishes in a Turkish prison
Religion News Service - Sandra Jolley
It is reprehensible that Turkey chose to arrest an American Christian cleric who for more than two decades was fulfilling his religious duties by …
Jan 12, 2018
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Evangelical Christianity
Evangelical chaplain’s suspension intensifies denomination’s gay marriage debate
Religion News Service - Adelle M. Banks
She is not the only Evangelical Covenant Church pastor who faces disciplinary action for taking part in the nuptials of gay couples or affirming them …
Jan 12, 2018
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‘Beyond comprehension’: Myanmar admits killing Rohingya
Al Jazeera
Rights group calls for independent investigation as army acknowledges soldiers killed 10 Rohingya.
Jan 11, 2018
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Religion
Ex-Mormons launch FaithLeaks to root out abuse and corruption in churches
Religion News Service - Yonat Shimron
The site is intended to allow people to anonymously submit documents that shed light on three main areas: congregational finances, church policies …
Jan 11, 2018
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teleSUR English
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teleSUR English is an alternative representation for world news. We focus on the people, the common citizen, stories untold by traditonal media. You …
Jan 8, 2018
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The Top 50 Countries Where It’s Most Dangerous to Follow Jesus
christianitytoday.com
If trends continue, North Korea will no longer be the world’s worst persecutor of Christians. For decades, North Korea has clearly been the world’s …
Jan 10, 2018
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Religion
'Double persecution': The untold plight of Christian women worldwide
Religion News Service - Jonathan Merritt
Every day, six Christian women are reportedly raped, sexually harassed or forced to marry under threat of execution due to their faith. America is …
Jan 10, 2018
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How California’s megachurches changed Christian culture
Religion News Service - Richard Flory
California megachurches have played a significant role in how millions of people – Christian or not – understand Christianity. (The Conversation) — …
Jan 11, 2018
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Chinese priest missing after ‘brief chat’ with authorities - World Watch Monitor
worldwatchmonitor.org
A Chinese priest has been missing from his home town in China’s eastern Zhejiang province since government officials took him away just after …
Jan 11, 2018
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Pope to meet with victims of Chile's dictatorship on trip
Associated Press - By NICOLE WINFIELD
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will meet with two victims of Chile’s military dictatorship during his upcoming trip, and isn’t ruling out a private encounter with victims of clerical sex abuse, the said...
Jan 11, 2018
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An American Muslim Preacher Faces His Own Mortality
NPR - Leila Fadel
On a recent night in Chicago, a Muslim preacher sits on the floor in the center of an ethnically mixed and mostly young group of men and women. Around him, a drum circle sings praises of the Islamic prophet,...
Jan 10, 2018