According to a study by the Pew Research Center, some 78% of Ohioans identify with a particular religion. With a panel of Columbus religious leaders, we discuss the role of religion in shaping society in Central Ohio, and how religion responded to the pandemic and was changed by it.  The forum also examines what happens in a diverse democracy when religion and politics mix.

The speakers are:

Victor M. Davis, DMin, Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church

Earl K. Fernandes, Ph.D., Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Columbus

Hillel Skolnik, Senior Rabbi, Tifereth Israel

Abdurrahman Justin Wood, Youth Director, Noor Islamic Cultural Center 

The host is Jerry Revish, Retired Television News Anchor, WBNS-TV, and Pastor and Co-Founder, Unity Temple Church of God in Christ.

This forum was supported by the Grange Insurance Audubon Center. The forum livestream was supported by The Center for Human Kindness at The Columbus Foundation and The Columbus Dispatch.

This forum was recorded before a live audience on February 8, 2023.