From Religious News Service- (see number nine)
President Obama's speech to the Muslim world has been ranked by the nation's religion journalists as the top religion story of the year.
The June speech in Cairo, in which the president quoted from the Quran and said America will "never" be at war with Islam, was ranked as the No. 1 religion story by members of the Religion Newswriters Association.
Evangelical leader Rick Warren, whose invocation at Obama's inauguration was greeted by protests from gay-rights groups, was named the 2009 Religion Newsmaker of the Year.
The entire top 10 is as follows:
1. President Obama promises a new start of Muslim-U.S. relations in a speech at Cairo University.
2. Health care reform, the key topic in Congress for much of the year, includes religious groups urging assistance for "the least of these" and groups like the Roman Catholic bishops seeking restrictions on abortion funding.
3. Considered a devout Muslim, Maj. Nidal Hasan, the accused gunman in the Fort Hood massacre, prompts a review of the role of Islam in terrorism, with some fearing a backlash.
More here-
http://blog.beliefnet.com/news/2009/12/obamas-muslim-outreach-named-t.php
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