The United Methodist Church’s deadline for petitions for its next global meeting passed Wednesday (Sept. 18), setting the terms for a final reckoning with LGBTQ issues that have divided the denomination for more than 40 years. (Miller, Religion News Service)
Read MoreYoung adults taking Class A drugs including cocaine and ecstasy have driven overall use to record levels. A rise in drug use across England and Wales among people aged between 16 and 59 led to the highest recorded total, with the sharpest increase among adults in their early twenties. (Simpson, The Times)
Read MoreHave a problem with that or any other costume? Yandy takes a devil-may-care attitude. It says of the adaption on the… costume: "Oops, did we ruin your childhood again? We think you’ll be ok. And if not…you’re a sad, strange little person. And you have our pity." (Haller, USA Today)
Read MoreColt, a U.S. firearms company that traces its history to the 1830s, announced Thursday that it would suspend the production of rifles for the civilian market — including the AR-15, a weapon infamous for its popularity among the country’s mass shooters. (Thebault, The Washington Post)
Read MoreThe New York City Council is considering a repeal of a 2017 law that banned conversion therapy, the strongly-condemned practice of attempting to change a person's sexual orientation or gender. (Hogan, NPR)
Read MoreThe number of coworking offices in the U.S. has grown exponentially over the past few years. According to the 2019 Colliers International flexible workspace report, there were fewer than 300 coworking spaces in the U.S. in 2010. At the end of 2017, there were more than 4,000. (Adams, Religion News Service)
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