“Top Ten News Stories, 2002”

1. Martyrs’ Brigade: Militant Muslims murder Christians in Pakistan, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Sudan, and Nigeria.
2. Might for the Right: Conservative Christians rally as Republicans gain control of Congress.
3. Pronoun Politics: Bible scholars dispute gender translation in Today’s New International Version.
4. Faith Clash: Missouri Synod Lutherans, Baptists, and other conservatives struggle over participating in interfaith services.
5. Theology-rattling: With an eye on Iraq, Christians debate just-war doctrine, merits of pre-emptive attack.
6. Staying the Course: ‘Confessing’ movement of classic Christians expands inside mainline denominations.
7. Persecution Archive: New documents from China chronicle 22,000 cases of religious persecution.
8. Public School Pullout: More Christian parents, objecting to pro-gay curriculum, remove kids from public education.
9. Untying the Gay Knot: Conservatives gather support for Federal Marriage Amendment. Canadian Anglicans split over same-sex unions.
10. Dalit Turnabout: Asia’s ‘Untouchables’ reject Hinduism; more turn to Christianity than ever before.

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