The wrong silence
Miriam Yagud believes Friends should talk about diversity and belief more openly and more often
Friends with diverse conceptions of God and relations to Christianity often say that they feel inhibited: that it is difficult to express their outlook freely with other Quakers; to give spoken ministry, or attend their Meeting, as often as they would like; to feel welcome or at home in their Meeting; to feel that their perspective is more than a tolerated minority view. I have also experienced moments when I felt inhibited about sharing my views, or stumbled to find what I thought would be ‘acceptable’ or ‘respectful’ words. The silence between us seems wide ranging, not just on the issue of the divine.
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