Top Religion Stories of 1998

Congress enacts law against religious persecution.
Midterm election jolts Christian Right.
Worldwide body of Anglicans rejects ordination, “marriage” for homosexuals.
Clinton seeks pastoral counsel after Lewinsky scandal.
Papal visit to Cuba stimulates religious freedom.
Christians in southern Sudan victimized by war, famine.
Public-school vouchers gain court approval.
Lutherans, Catholics draw closer on justification.
Protestants, Catholics in Northern Ireland vote for peace.
National Baptists retain indicted leader Lyons.

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