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Cloe, Isabella , Bryson, and Landon just before the first day of school in Athens, West Virginia, during the coronavirus pandemic in fall 2020.
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West Virginia Morning, faith has been tested all sorts of ways in the time of the pandemic. We hear from a pastor and a rabbi in Charleston, who have made some changes in how they deliver services. Also, we explore how churches are discussing social justice issues and race.
For many, church can be a place to find answers. But it’s also a place for asking questions. After a summer of racial unrest, some West Virginia congregations are asking: how does the church talk about race? Duncan Slade has this report about how some of these conversations are playing out.
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West Virginia Morning, we hear about a national non-profit that tries to bring people of differing political views together. Also, in this show, we hear from West Virginia’s Superintendent of Schools Clayton Burch who speaks to goals for the spring, an update on the prison sentence for former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry, and we hear about a new water utility serving western Fayette County.
West Virginia’s K-12 and higher education teachers and staff may soon be the next group of people to receive the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine in the state. Liz McCormick has more.
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