{"id":330,"date":"2011-01-04T06:22:40","date_gmt":"2011-01-04T06:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2011\/01\/religion-stories-to-watch-in-2011.html"},"modified":"2011-01-04T06:22:40","modified_gmt":"2011-01-04T06:22:40","slug":"religion-stories-to-watch-in-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beliefbeat\/2011\/01\/religion-stories-to-watch-in-2011.html","title":{"rendered":"Religion News Predictions for 2011: Muslims, Catholics &amp; Mormons (Oh My)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year! I&#8217;m back from an exhausting trip to India, with more than 700 faith-related headlines waiting for me under the Christmas tree. (Incidentally, there were tons of Christmas carols and decorations in the airports and shopping areas in India&nbsp;&#8212; where <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thearda.com\/internationalData\/countries\/Country_108_1.asp\">Christians are less than 5 percent<\/a>&nbsp;of the population&nbsp;&#8212;&nbsp;which is food for thought for the whole<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2010\/12\/fun-friday-war-on-christmas-time-again.html\"> &#8220;War on Christmas&#8221;<\/a> debate.)<\/p>\n<p>While I catch up on what I&#8217;ve missed, here are some interesting compilations of religion stories to watch this year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/\">11 Faith-Based Predictions for 2011 <\/a>(CNN Belief Blog)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/episodes\/december-31-2010\/look-ahead-2011\/7719\/\">Look Ahead 2011 <\/a>(Religion &amp; Ethics Newsweekly)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.religiondispatches.org\/dispatches\/joannabrooks\/3980\/what%E2%80%99s_ahead_in_the_world_of_mormonism_for_2011\/\">What&#8217;s Ahead in the World of Mormonism for 2011 <\/a>(Religion Dispatches)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.orlandosentinel.com\/features-the-religion-world\/2011\/01\/03\/top-10-religious-events-in-2010-that-will-affect-2011\/\">Top 10 Religion Events in 2010 That Will Affect 2011 <\/a>(Orlando Sentinel)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/onfaith.washingtonpost.com\/onfaith\/catholicamerica\/2010\/12\/predictions_for_catholic_america_in_2011_1.html\">Predictions for Catholic America in 2011 <\/a>(On Faith)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.christianitytoday.com\/ctpolitics\/2010\/12\/prolife_efforts.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed:+christianitytoday\/ctpolitics+(Christianity+Today+Politics+Blog)\">Pro-Life Efforts to Watch in 2011<\/a> (Christianity Today)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which faith-related issues and trends would like to see get more coverage this year? Share your thoughts in the Comments section below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">*<a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=beliefnet\/beliefbeat\">Click here to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong>subscribe to Belief Beat<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/a>and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/beliefbeat\">click here to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong>follow Belief Beat on Twitter.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year! I&#8217;m back from an exhausting trip to India, with more than 700 faith-related headlines waiting for me under the Christmas tree. 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