It is that time of year.  Time to look back and take account of all the important events that have shaped our lives over the last 12 months.  Did anything good happen?  Not really (unless you count the birth of my girls).  The Religion Newswriters Association has released their Top Ten Religion Stories of 2004 list.  Mel Gibson's bloody film inaccurately depicting the death of Christ and the role of "faith" in the Bush campaign tied for the number one story of the year.  Kevin Eckstrom, a writer with Religion News Service, also has a good article out this week with his review of the year in religion.  Not a lot of positive news make his list either.  Maybe the top story of 2005 will be that Christians the world over promise to stop taking up arms against their neighbors.  We can hope.