Krista, your ideal that 'journalism as a healing art' seems unrealistic especially in case of debates on Indian TV. Each participant never listens to others and always never answers the question asked. When two opposing political participants are on the panel then they pick up the mistakes, corruption issues and bad actions and decisions of the other. Long winding answer given when asked to say either 'yes' or 'no'. Party-line is important. Anchor is concerned with TRP and one-up-manship attitude. He takes pride in cornering the interviewee! It is a fish-market. In short no truth or even near truth emerges. There is no reality, all are stories. Often I feel, is anyone interested in genuinely knowing reality?
Regarding on subject of faith, more the sciences reveal the reality, more become atheists. Sam Harris wrote a book 'End of Faith' mainly because religion followers have become fanatics and violent. Belief in religion is not necessarily superstitious and is fine as long as one's belief does not harm anyone.
Bhupendra Madhiwalla, Mumbai, India