The article on ‘The Eternal’ by Howard Grace (22 April) moved me to review my view of the Eternal. On the mystery of God, I feel that there probably is a God, in the…
Recent columns in the Friend understandably focus on the challenges to our faith and practice posed by Libya and Palestine. Friends in Medact and other peace groups are equally…
‘A remarkably rich experience’ was how one trustee described her experience of trusteeship at the first national conference of Area Meeting (AM) trustees, held at Woodbrooke…
‘Nonviolent weapons are very important because… if [people] can’t see that they are very powerful, they will go back to violence and war every time.’ So commented the…
Kenneth Clarke, secretary for justice, wants to see a decrease in the prison population. He knows that short term sentences are a revolving door to more crime and too short for…
Meeting for Sufferings’ decision to boycott goods made by Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories is welcome and the least we should do in view of Israel’s…
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