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Category Archives: Quaker Testimonies
War and Foolishness
Message given at Durham Friends Meeting, September 19, 2021 War is what’s on my mind and in my heart today – and foolishness, too. War and foolishness because war, I believe, is one of the most profound forms of human … Continue reading
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Dis-Union at Brooklyn Friends
[Posted 9/4/20; expanded 9/5/20] This morning’s New York Times has an article about Brooklyn Friends School (BFS) titled A Quaker School Promoted Liberal Values. Then Its Teachers Unionized. (The print version is headlined “Quaker Values Tested As Teachers Unionize At … Continue reading
Posted in Quaker Practices, Quaker Testimonies
Tagged Brooklyn Friends School, unions
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A Few Words on Quakers and Equality
November 14, 2014 [My wife’s book club has been reading The Invention of Wings, Sue Monk Kidd’s fictionalized biography of of the Grimké sisters, Sarah and Angelina (Nina), who were leaders in the abolitionist and women’s rights movements. Since Sarah and … Continue reading
Constraints on Leadership: Missions, Roles and Values
April 3, 2014 “We must not suppose that those in authority are unaware …, but we must recognize that their liberty of action is often circumscribed by the nature of their office: the powerful are not necessarily free.” That quotation … Continue reading
Let’s Have a Testimony of Intimacy
April 27, 2012 In the midst of Indiana Yearly Meeting’s ongoing turmoil about homosexuality, the Bible, and the authority of the yearly meeting, a Friend writes, “it is clear even to the casual reader that God has something to say … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Homosexuality, Marriage, sin
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Pacifism, War and Sin
December 3, 2011 For the Indiana Yearly Meeting Facebook Page: Do we regard as Christians people who believe in war? Doesn’t the Bible make it clear that participation in war is a sin? Suppose your church or meeting had a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Homosexuality, Quaker Testimonies
Tagged Bible, Homosexuality, pacifism, sin, war
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