lyz lenz: contributing to the columbia journalism review. it appeared in the washington post and huffington post to name a few and her essays appeared in roxanne gaze anthology not that bad . you'll be hearing about that one tonight but he also has a second book called belabored so keep an eye out for that. and on land, lyz asks the question what is happening to

lyz lenz: contributing to the columbia journalism review. it appeared in the washington post and huffington post to name a few and her essays appeared in roxanne gaze anthology not that bad . you'll be hearing about that one tonight but he also has a second book called belabored so keep an eye out for that. and on land, lyz asks the question what is happening to faith in america when more than 20 percent of americans consider themselves christian yet many religious leaders are decrying a loss of faith, "god land: a story of faith, loss and renewal in middle america" is an investigation of the division our country is facing area i don't wantto spoil anything else let me say it's a timely book . and without further ado, please help me welcome lyz lenz. [applause] >> hi. can everybody hear me okay? i'm used to doing midwestern events where there's always one woman in the back like to talk louder. you're like i'm talking as loud as i want you, ethel . so when i heard c-span was going to be here, they were like you have any questions and i said y