Lauren Jackson

And in pop music, I'm thinking especially of Justin Bieber and of Rosalia, who has a new album out called Lux, which was released to high critical acclaim.

It's all about faith, hers and others.

And on it, she even says in one of the songs that she's hot for God.

Wow.

If that doesn't make God cool, then I don't know what does.

But what about you, Lauren?

I'm curious if any of this has led to you rethinking your position on faith and established religion.

That's a big question.

The short answer is I am not religious.

I do not attend a house of worship.

I have not gone back to the faith of my family in my childhood.

Okay.

You know, I still pray.

I don't know what or whom I'm praying to.

But the fact that my job explores these issues has given me the chance to really examine and to think deeply about the ideas that I grew up with.

And in a way, it's brought me closer to my parents.

I think we need to talk about some of the articles more, because... Each week I write a newsletter called Believing.

And every Sunday, whatever I write becomes something for us to talk about.

You know, the documenting is a job

But your heart and your soul are always, you know, precious to me.