Is Quakerism for the elderly?

G Gordon Steel considers Friends, friendship, the young and the old

by G Gordon Steel 9th February 2018

Young people brought up in a Quaker Meeting tend to drift away in their teenage years. This is common, and has been the case for as long as I can remember. They are growing up, feeling their independence, and they often want to do things their way. We understand this and rejoice in it.