Top 10 for 2007

TIME Magazine has compiled a series of Top Ten lists highlighting the top items in various categories from the top sports stories to the top editorial cartoons. One of the lists shows the top ten stories from the world of religion. According to the editors at TIME, here are the top ten noteworthy items for 2007 with a connection to the world of religion, with my explanatory comments for some of the items.

#1. The Mother Teresa Revelations (in which personal writings show that Mother Teresa had moments of doubt)
#2. Democrats Embrace Religion and Mitt Romney Channels JFK (the political overtones of the 2008 Presidential election with more Democratic candidates employing religious language and being open about their religious involvement; Romney's speech was to address issues and questions relating to his faith)
#3. The Reverend Jerry Falwell Dies
#4. The Pope's Moto Proprio (the Pope has allowed individual parishes to use the Latin Mass)
#5. The Episcopal Church At Odds Over Gays
#6. The Greening of Evangelicalism (there are a number of issues, including environmental responsibility, that are championed by the evangelical Christians)
#7. The Roar of Atheist Books
#8. The Trials of New Life Church (including the shooting at the Colorado church and the allegations concerning and resignation of the Reverend Ted Haggard)
#9. The Creation Museum Opens (the opening and popularity of the museum in Prestonburg KY that defends a more literal reading of the creation accounts in Genesis)
#10. South Korean Christian Missionaries Kidnapped in Afghanistan

Obviously, some of these were stories that garnered much news coverage; several were most tragic. Some of them also had - or are having - significant impact on religious institutions. Yet, I find that none of them really affected how I live my life or how I worship. I do not want this to be about me, but I would have thought that at least one of the top ten religion news stories in 2007 would have made some difference in my life. After all, I am a relatively informed religious person.

So, I wonder, if you were to personalize a list of the 10 things with some religious overtones in 2007 that affected you, what would they be?