All posts by Chuck Fager

The Hungarian Religious Resistance: a Mirror & a Beacon to Our Own

A report in The Guardian on December 28 compellingly describes the small, marginalized religious resistance to the self-described ”Christian” authoritarianism of the current Hungarian regime. In this sketch there is much to learn and reflect on for those Americans who feel called to a similar path. The anti-democratic drive of the Viktor Orban government to undermine … Continue reading The Hungarian Religious Resistance: a Mirror & a Beacon to Our Own →

Wanna Call John Dingell? Don’t Ring Through Hell

One day in 1980, I was at my desk on an upper floor of a way-past-its-prime hotel that had become a staff office annex for the U. S. House of Representatives. My boss — Congressman Pete McCloskey of California, wanted some information about an obscure part of a not-so-well-known energy bill: say, Section 227D of … Continue reading Wanna Call John Dingell? Don’t Ring Through Hell →

There’s Still Time! (But not much.)

Yes! You can still order the most interesting, readable new Quaker book of the year, “Passing the Torch,” on Amazon and have it delivered in time for Christmas. But the clock is ticking. Get it here: The link: https://tinyurl.com/s6sbhaz In “Passing the Torch,” eleven varied & always interesting Quakers share their spiritual lives, and reflect … Continue reading There’s Still Time! (But not much.) →

A Between-the-Holidays Quaker Holiday Story: Beethoven in the Basement

Cambridge, Massachusetts, late 1970s “Heads up!” called the voice from the basement. “Here come the bags!” When they heard the cry a hundred men and women straightened up, like ragtag soldiers jerking to attention. Spaced about three feet apart, they stood in a line that ran from the open end of a big tractor-trailer truck … Continue reading A Between-the-Holidays Quaker Holiday Story: Beethoven in the Basement →