{"id":2606,"date":"2010-12-18T09:40:30","date_gmt":"2010-12-18T15:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tonyjones\/?p=2606"},"modified":"2015-03-13T16:58:49","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T21:58:49","slug":"five-religious-predictions-for-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/tonyjones\/2010\/12\/18\/five-religious-predictions-for-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Religious Predictions for 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I\u2019ll be on Doug Pagitt Radio<\/a> tomorrow (Sunday, December 19), going over my predictions for the year in religion from last year, recapping the big stories, and making my predictions for next year.<\/p>\n

You can read my Five Predictions for 2010<\/a>,<\/p>\n

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  1. Political correctness toward Islam will decrease<\/li>\n
  2. The pope will not say or do anything particularly controversial<\/li>\n
  3. Universalism will become a hot topic among evangelicals<\/li>\n
  4. Rick Warren\u2019s influence will wane and new evangelical leaders will emerge<\/li>\n
  5. A handful of evangelical leaders will come out in support of GLBT marriage\/ordination<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    And here are the top ten religion stories for 2010, according to the Religion News Service<\/a>:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. NYC mosque<\/li>\n
    2. Religious response to the Haiti earthquake<\/li>\n
    3. Catholic clergy sex abuse and cover-up<\/li>\n
    4. Rise of the Tea Party<\/li>\n
    5. Obama health care bill<\/li>\n
    6. Denominational debates on GLBT issues<\/li>\n
    7. Bankruptcy of the Crystal Cathedral<\/li>\n
    8. Gay teen suicides<\/li>\n
    9. Pew Forum survey showing atheists know more about Christianity than Christians<\/li>\n
    10. No Protestant on the Supreme Court<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      So, how did I do?<\/strong><\/p>\n

      What you you think is in store for 2011 in religious news?<\/strong> Help me make my list, and be sure to listen in tomorrow!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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