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Grand Finale: Big Change for Small Change: Baltimore Yearly Meeting & FUM — Part 4

Part IV (Dear reader, this last post will not likely make much sense if you’re unfamiliar with those that came before. Part i is here; then Part II is here; and Part III is here. ) So, once more into the breach. On the Proposed Minute that’s coming before Baltimore YM this weekend on BYM … Continue reading Grand Finale: Big Change for Small Change: Baltimore Yearly Meeting & FUM — Part 4

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Big Change for Small Change: Baltimore Yearly Meeting & FUM — Part 1

NOTE: This post is somewhat “inside baseball,” mainly dealing with Baltimore Yearly Meeting and its relationship with Friends United Meeting. But it may be of interest to some others who are concerned with questions of church governance, challenging religious homophobia, and managing conflicts in church groups. Much of the background is assumed in this initial … Continue reading Big Change for Small Change: Baltimore Yearly Meeting & FUM — Part 1

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Signs of the Times: An Occasional Series

These mostly speak for themselves. But not always. Sign #1 — Parking Lot Theology My take: And what if the answer to prayer were to be, “Put up your [gun]; for they that that live by the [gun] shall perish by the [gun].” (apologies to Matthew 26:52) What do you think?

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