What can we say? What can we do? These two challenges were posed at the start of the Quaker Values in Education conference in August. The ‘Woodbrooke threshings’ was a…
The paradox of mysticism lies in its origin. Muein in Greek means to be silent about, to conceal. In ancient Greece, the sacred mysteries were ceremonies of initiation for the few.…
The beginning of November is a time for remembering political/military events across Europe. It was an appropriate moment for the return visit to Lünen in Germany by Salford…
All my life I have felt that prayer is saying words to God. I have hunted for the words and felt a failure when I could not find them. Recently, I wrote a letter to the Friend…
The Quaker Lesbian and Gay Fellowship (QLGF) is presently looking at the broad issues of ethics, domestic violence, how to rear children and the objectification of the male body…
The current government’s disability welfare reforms are wrecking vulnerable people’s psychological firewalls. If you have a serious and/or lifelong condition, you need to…
In a minute made at our Area Meeting in October, we are ‘encouraged to again engage in the practice of observing a minute’s silence at nine o’clock each evening to hold in…
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