Lieberman Story Tops Reporters’ List
The nomination of Joseph Lieberman, an observant Jew, as a candidate for vice president of the United States was the year’s top religion story, according to a survey of religion reporters.
However, Lieberman ranked second to Pope John Paul as “religion newsmaker of the year.”
The 37 survey participants listed these other top news items:
The pope’s Holy Land visit, dimmed Mideast peace prospects, Vermont’s legalization of same-sex unions, the Southern Baptist Convention’s revision of its doctrinal statement, the Vatican’s reaffirmation of exclusive salvation, Jimmy Carter renouncing the Southern Baptist Convention, the pope asking God’s pardon for believers’ sins over the past 2,000 years, the Episcopal ratification of a unity pact with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Vashti McKenzie becoming the first female bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
The annual Religion Newswriters Assn. survey was conducted by Richard Dujardin of the Providence Journal.
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