‘I have never been able to discern the context in which Penington wrote.’
by Robin Arnold
The theme for World Quaker Day (4 October) 2026 is to be ‘Let Peace Be Among Us’, announced Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC)last week. The theme stems from…
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) is ‘profoundly troubled by the Israeli Knesset’s passage of a law making the death penalty the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of…
Faith leaders across Britain, including Quakers, have written to Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, urging her to resist permanently restricting refugee family reunion.
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