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THE QUESTION
Religion in 2009
How will religion influence national and world affairs in 2009?
Posted by
Sally Quinn and Jon Meacham on December 31, 2008 4:22 AM
FROM THE PANEL
Less Fear, More Faith
My hope is that the traditional forms of religion that have dominated the Bush Administration and that have found expression in the abuse of homosexuals, the denial of women's reproductive rights, the opposition to the insights of science, the negativity toward stem cell research and the suppression of competent and responsible end of life decisions will fade quietly from our public life.
Posted by John Shelby Spong, on January 2, 2009 4:20 PM
Destroying the World to Save It: The Awful Truth About Religion in 2009
Religions do contain visions of ending the world to save it. But that is not the whole truth of religion. And it is only an alternative religious vision that can provide the alternative truth, that the world itself is of consummate worth and infinite spiritual value.
Posted by Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, on January 2, 2009 9:06 AM
2009: Global Heating of Fundamentalisms Old and New
Being both religious (but not old fundamentalist) and secular (but not new fundamentalist), Obama is a disappointment to America's extremists right and left. But he will persist in calling us Americans to unity.
Posted by Willis E. Elliott, on January 2, 2009 3:40 AM
More Pressure to Allow Assisted Suicide
2009 will be a year in which there is greater recognition in their religious world of much of Europe that religion is by no means dead, and, indeed, is reinventing itself and having even greater power to sway people's minds, consciences, and spirit than before- and they will not like it!
Posted by Julia Neuberger, on January 1, 2009 8:03 AM
The Most Predictable Story Ever Told
Why should we expect anything different from religion in 2009? On the bright side, secularists will continue to fight the good fight against ignorance, superstition, and religious attempts to impose their values on different kinds of believers and on nonbelievers.
Posted by Susan Jacoby, on December 31, 2008 9:11 AM
Religiously Good, Bad and Ugly in 2009
Look for pastor Rick Warren and a new generation of ministers to be less against and more for things and people. A new generation of evangelicals will follow them, seeking solutions that transcend politics. Wouldn't that be a refreshing change to see politicians following the religious leaders toward genuine change, healing and restoration
Posted by Cal Thomas, on December 31, 2008 7:04 AM
In 2009 Religion Will Cause More Trouble and Be In More Trouble
The best that religion can hope for is to live comfortably side by side with secular society in 2009.
Posted by Deepak Chopra, on December 31, 2008 6:44 AM
Religion Will Do the Very Best and Very Worst in 2009
In 2009, we should expect religion to do what is has always done -- inspire the very best and the very worst in human thought and practice, especially when it comes to politics and public policy.
Posted by Brad Hirschfield, on December 31, 2008 6:19 AM
D - All of the Above
Wars and rumors of wars will continue, particularly in the Middle East and the India/Pakistan border, where there is growing tension.
Posted by Matt Maher, on December 29, 2008 2:00 PM
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