Every generation has its own slang. But powered by social media, the youngest generations have taken things to a dizzying new level, adding and dropping phrases so quickly the adults in their lives can’t keep up. (Bindley, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreBrightfield Group, a market research firm that reports on the cannabis industry, estimated that hemp-derived cannabis beverages brought in $382 million in sales last year and U.S. sales will grow to nearly $750 million by 2029. (Amenabar, The Washington Post)
Read MoreThere are only 30 Bible colleges across the UK, alongside the Church of England’s 23 theological educational institutions. But these are the schools that train ministers for England’s 16,000 Anglican congregations and dozens of free church denominations. The apocalyptic outlook about the future of British theological education has some worried. (Chitwood, Christianity Today)
Read MoreBoswell says the conflict at Myers Park is part of a much bigger national trend to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion programs. He thinks the country is in a pivotal moment, when "that work is coming with a cost, and people are getting tired and backing off." (Langfitt, NPR)
Read MoreWhile the clergy sexual abuse crisis has most famously struck the Catholic Church, every faith tradition and every kind of clergy (though mostly male) have been implicated: celibate monks and Protestant ministers who are family men. In the past five years, three Anglican denominations in the United States and Canada have all been rocked by abuse and misconduct allegations. (Post, Religion News Service)
Read MoreThe emails show team executives played a more extensive role than previously known in a public relations campaign to mitigate fallout from the clergy sexual abuse crisis. And they shed new light on a behind-the-scenes effort driven by the team’s devoutly Catholic owner, a close friend of the city’s embattled archbishop. (Mustian & Martel, AP News)
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