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December 31st, 2008
In Memoriam

A look back at religious leaders and others who died in 2008.

Patriarch Aleksy II
Patriarch Aleksy II
(1929 - December 5, 2008), leader of the Russian Orthodox Church
Sister Emanuelle
Sister Emanuelle
(1908 - October 20, 2008), French nun, humanitarian, advocate for the needy
Paul M. Weyrich
Paul M. Weyrich
(1942 - December 18, 2008), conservative political activist and commentator, architect of the religious right, co-founder of Moral Majority
Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J.
Cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J.
(1918 – December 12, 2008), Roman Catholic scholar, educator, and first American Jesuit to be named a cardinal
William Placher
William Placher
(1948 – November 29, 2008), theologian, teacher, writer
Krister Stendahl
Krister Stendahl
(1921 - April 15, 2008), former dean of Harvard Divinity School, theologian, scholar, ecumenical bishop
Miles Lerman
Miles Lerman
(1920 – January 22, 2008), founder and chairman, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Gordon Hinckley
Gordon Hinckley
(1910 – January 27, 2008), president and spiritual leader, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Archbishop Christodoulos
Archbishop Christodoulos
(1939 – January 28, 2008) Archbishop of Athens (Greek Orthodox Church)
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
(1917 – February 5, 2008) Indian guru and founder of Transcendental Meditation
Tom Lantos
Tom Lantos
(1928 – February 11, 2008) champion of religious freedom and human rights, only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress (D-Calif.)
Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho
Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho
(1942 – February or March 2008) leader of Chaldean Catholic Church in Iraq
Sir John Templeton
Sir John Templeton
(1912 – July 8, 2008) philanthropist and founder of Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
(1918 – August 3, 2008), Russian writer, dissident, and Orthodox Christian
W. Deen Mohammed
W. Deen Mohammed
(1933 - September 9, 2008), imam and American Muslim leader

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12/31/2008 :: 05:45:24 PM
Lionel Hamin Says:

I Thank All-Mighty God (Allah, Jehovah, Yahweh, The Lord) for Imam W.D. Mohammed leading me from racist thought to the worship of the one God. He is my hero, and I shall miss him. He inspired hundreds of thousands to worship God, and God alone! May God bless him into Paradise (heaven).

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01/05/2009 :: 10:49:41 AM
Paul Francis Valley Says:

My mother Mary N Christine died in 2008.
She was almost 88. She was an atheist…
but she was devoted to me. God bless her.

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01/05/2009 :: 03:56:15 PM
Steve Schofield Says:

There is an important omission from your list. Larry Norman opened the minds to many Christians about the role of music in worship and allowed the false divide between sacred and secular music to be bridged for this modern era. He basically is the forefather of Christian Rock, CCM and modern contemporary worship music.

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