Indiana YM moves towards separation

Indiana Friends face a significant shift

by The Friend Newsdesk 5th October 2012

Quakerism in Indiana is on the verge of a significant shift after an anxious and challenging period.  In the past few years there has been growing division among some Meetings in Indiana Yearly Meeting (IYM).  The differences of opinion mainly concerned the ‘subject of homosexuality and religious authority’ over which there has been ‘confusion, lack of clarity and discomfort’.