We are already clear that aggression is an integral part of the psyche of the ruling elites in this country. We need look no further than the creation of our two vast floating…
It is May and I am looking forward to Yearly Meeting. I always do. I love the magic of sharing in worship and worship for business with a thousand other focused Friends.…
Whatever else happens at Yearly Meeting this year, for some Friends Yearly Meeting 2013 will be remembered as ‘the last Yearly Meeting in the Large Meeting House as it used to…
What is the reality of the culture in a typical Local Quaker Meeting in Britain today? What do the participants in those Meetings actually believe? These questions have puzzled me…
Quakers in Criminal Justice (QICJ) brings together those interested in various aspects of criminal and community justice in Britain today. Some forty-five members of the…
No names, just two friends who meet regularly - one a Quaker, one a Seventh Day Adventist - both committed to values of truth, equality and simplicity and living as sustainably as…
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