Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano made national headlines this summer for his ties to Gab, a Christian nationalist site once used by the man accused in the mass shooting at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue. Mastriano later deleted his account, but Christian nationalism has become a force in American politics.
GOP candidate Doug Mastriano made headlines for his ties to Gab, a Christian nationalist site. Mastriano later deleted his account, but Christian nationalism has become a force in American politics.
On today’s episode of The Confluence: We ask a pediatrician about vaccinating children ahead of the coming school year; Pittsburgh Public Schools has raised property taxes to try to reduce its budget deficit, but it has little ability to collect such money from the city’s largest nonprofits; and a conversation with a religious studies professor about the rise of white Christian Nationalism in American politics.Today’s guests include: Dr. Todd Wolynn, pediatrician and CEO of Kids Plus Pediatrics; and Emma Folts, higher education reporter for PublicSource.