Monday’s News & Ideas - 5/4/2026
- RFK Jr’s Christofascism
- Leo appoints bishop of WV
- Trump DOJ report
- NY settlement for abuse
- University declares bankruptcy
- Toxic nostalgia
‘Christofascism’ is here: Inside the slow demolition of US public health
The Guardian: From prescribing spiritual warfare to demonizing health experts, RFK Jr’s health empire has become a dangerous vehicle for a Christian nationalist worldview.
Pope appoints former undocumented immigrant as bishop of West Virginia
The Guardian: Leo, who has criticized Trump’s hardline immigration policy, selected Evelio Menjivar-Ayala as state’s new bishop.
Trump DOJ finds many Biden-era policies ‘anti-Christian’
NPR: The Trump Administration has released a lengthy report on what it calls anti-Christian bias in the federal government.
Archdiocese of New York proposes $800 million settlement for abuse claims
National Catholic Reporter: If accepted, the settlement would cap a five-year legal battle that has seen the archdiocese sell off property.
Saint Augustine’s University to declare bankruptcy and stop seeking accreditation, but won't close*
The Christian Century: Saint Augustine’s University, a historically Black university with Episcopal roots in Raleigh, North Carolina, is filing for bankruptcy to restructure its finances and will end its fight to keep its accreditation.
The Spark
What tradwife “influencers” of centuries past share with their social media contemporaries
There has always been a toxic nostalgia for a nonexistent past, Literary Hub says.
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