Top Ten Religion Stories of the Decade

  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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Cover Story

How God Won When Politics Failed

Cover Story

The Forgiveness Factor

Things We Ought to Know

Letters to the Editor: January 10, 2000

It Takes a Village to Fight Divorce

Why We Like Harry Potter

Forgive and Remember

Author Wendy Shalit Is Proud to Be Modest

In the Word: On the Receiving End

Take, Eat—But How Often?

Classic & Contemporary Excerpts from January 10, 2000

Popular Culture: The Film Dogma Is Anti-Dogma

Time for a Change

In Print: Beyond Do-Goodism

New & Noteworthy: Christian Living

Beating the Odds

Setting Captives Free

Chasing Amy

Taming the Reformation

Out of the Ashes

Paying for Free Speech

New Bibles Carry Hefty Price Tags

Wire Story

Sudan: CSI Loses U.N. Status

Wire Story

Methodists: Creech stripped of clergy credentials

Presbyterians Support Same-Sex Unions

Son's Death Shakes Up Sect

Updates: January 10, 2000

Children's Literature: Parents Push for Wizard-free Reading

People: North America

Wire Story

Baptist Foundation of America Lands in Bankruptcy Court

Higher Education: Crumbling Family Values

Nigeria: Islamic Law Raises Tensions

Costa Rica: Coffee Sales Perk Up Ministry Support

Briefs: The World

Northern Ireland: Peace at Last?

Smorgasbord Spirituality

India: Loving the Lepers

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