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Marissa Rauch
David Gregory: Finding Faith After 'Meet the Press' and Inside the Nation of Islam
October 02, 2015
In the years since his messy exit from "Meet the Press," David Gregory has found another calling: as the author of a memoir on his own spiritual struggle. And the appeal, and the criticisms, of the Nation of Islam.
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David Gregory on Leaving 'Meet the Press' and Rediscovering Judaism October 02, 2015
For most of his life, David Gregory was a secular journalist who didn’t think much about the sporadic Judaism of his youth. But by the time of he parted ways with "Meet the Press," after facing low ratings in the host chair, that had already started to change. He now found himself thinking back to his earlier years, wondering what he really believed in, and what he would pass down to his children.

David Gregory, author of How's Your Faith? An Unlikely Spiritual Journey

Pictured: Gregory and his mother, Carolyn.
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A Post-Pope Analysis October 02, 2015
Now that the dust has settled a bit after the Pope’s U.S. tour, we’re doing one last reflection on the greater impact of his visit. What seeds have been planted, and will his trip have a lasting effect on American Catholicism? We also get a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to be part of the inner circle of journalists who traveled with Francis aboard the official papal plane.

Rev. Thomas Reese, Jesuit priest and senior analyst for the National Catholic Reporter
Sylvia Poggioli, NPR's senior European correspondent
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Justice or Else: The Nation of Islam October 02, 2015
The upcoming Justice or Else rally calls for black economic self-sufficiency and an end police brutality and gang violence. But some say these important goals are marred by the group behind the event -- the Nation of Islam, led by Minister Louis Farrakhan. We explore the appeal and the criticisms of this controversial faith.

Gregory Carr, Professor of Africana Studies at Howard University
Minister Ishmael Muhammad, the Nation of Islam's National Assistant Minister