In these highly polarized times, we all hear the admonition, especially around holidays and family get-togethers, to make sure you never discuss politics or religion.
So what is it about both of these subjects that are so personal, so internal so potentially inflammatory that we’re admonished not to discuss them?
Long time NBC journalist and former host of Meet The Press, David Gregory has, for years, been immersed in both of these arenas. Lately he has put discussion of politics on the side burner to talk about religion, and more specifically the journey he has taken in going deeper into his own faith.
He shares that journey in his new book How's Your Faith?: An Unlikely Spiritual Journey
My conversation with David Gregory: