‘I find it hard to articulate why I didn’t apply for years, or why I decided to apply when I did.’

Taking membership or not is a choice with consequences, says Lucy Parker. And we all need to come to terms with the implications of our decision

by Lucy Parker 5th July 2019

Every Quaker has a choice to remain an attender or apply for membership of the Religious Society of Friends. I don’t intend to discuss whether or not we should be a membership organisation, nor what the process or requirements for membership should be. But whichever choice we make has consequences, and we must therefore accept the consequences of the choice we make. What I do want to reflect on are the implications of this decision.