Thursday’s News & Ideas - 3/12/2026

Thursday’s News & Ideas - 3/12/[email protected], 03/12/2026 - 11:16False ideas of ‘Christendom’Decline for Episcopal ChurchRefugee ShabbatTexas pastor joins faith advisoryMiddle East Cardinal retiresProblems at PixarNotions of ‘Christendom’ often miss the mark — medieval Europe’s ideas about faith and power were not so simpleThe Conversation: There’s a myth of a shared Christian past that seems to lie beneath the surface of some Christian nationalist claims.Episcopal Church faces stark