‘Playing politics’ with white poppies?
Carla Denyer, who is a city councillor in Bristol, writes about a recent experience of putting faith into action
An important part of Quakerism, for me, is doing things with your faith. Even though I am a nontheist Friend, I am driven by the phrase ‘God has no hands but ours’ and I don’t see any point in believing something if you don’t act on it. Sometimes this gets me into trouble; it means I sometimes find it hard to say no, sometimes feel frustrated by less active Friends, and sometimes end up sticking my head ‘above the parapet’.
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