Surprise, surprise – sceptical columnist attracted to Quakers

Guardian columnist describes how she found Quakers

Guardian columnist Jessica Reed has surprised her readers by expressing a strong attraction to Quakerism – despite having been a longstanding atheist. It seems that the Quaker Quest course in Friends House had a profound effect on her.  Writing on the newspaper’s website last week, she described how her interest in Quakerism was aroused when she was reporting on the inclusive Christian festival Greenbelt, and she discovered that she had more in common with politically progressive forms of Christianity than she had realised. She attended her first Quaker Meeting there, and found herself on the verge of tears.

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