Top Ten Religion Stories of the Decade

Selected by CT Editors and Writers

  1. Christians worldwide resist religious persecution.
  2. After Communism's collapse, missions surge into East-bloc nations.
  3. Promise Keepers encourages men to refocus on faith, family.
  4. Revivals in Toronto and Pensacola draw a global audience.
  5. Lutherans, Catholics ink justification accord.
  6. Christian Right bolsters GOP majority in Congress.
  7. Physician-assisted suicide legally authorized in Oregon.
  8. Northern Ireland's Protestants, Catholics embrace peace.
  9. Gender-inclusive language debate derails NIV Bible changes.
  10. (tie) Christian leaders implicated in Rwandan genocide. Seeker-sensitive worship renews mainline congregations.

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