All posts by Chuck Fager

A Cautionary Tale and an Inspiration? The “Life of Quaker Service” of Annice carter

Finishing the new book Annice Carter’s Life of Quaker Service, my first query was: What if Annice Carter had ever learned to make bagels? Could that have changed history in the Middle East? She had the training and experience. With her college degree in Home Economics, cooking, including for large groups, was one of her … Continue reading A Cautionary Tale and an Inspiration? The “Life of Quaker Service” of Annice carter →

Gwynne Dyer: Three Wars — Any Victories?

Wars have stolen our attention from a looming climate catastrophe We’re still in the game, with a slim chance of holding global warming below a catastrophic level through the rest of the century, Gwynne Dyer writes. By Gwynne Dyer – Tuesday, October 31, 2023 You would think that all human energies would be focused on … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: Three Wars — Any Victories? →

Guest Post & Warning: The Johnson Agenda Is In The House

Friends, My treasured buddy and wise F/friend John Calvi is just leaving Vermont with husband Marshall, for winter quarters in the Great (& Warm) Southwest. Before leaving, he sent out an urgent letter. It was meant initially for LGBTQ folk, but has lots of implications for many more people who may be only weird or … Continue reading Guest Post & Warning: The Johnson Agenda Is In The House →

For Quakers, Friends & Others – A Welcome & Colorful Break From The Weekend Madness

Amid the upheavals, wars & rumors of war of the first weekend in October, 2023, there was a burst of light and fun and even joy, in one seemingly unlikely place — Alamance County, North Carolina. Let’s go visit it: The occasion was as unlikely as the locale, by the historic railroad station in the … Continue reading For Quakers, Friends & Others – A Welcome & Colorful Break From The Weekend Madness →

Two views: Recalling the Yom Kippur/Ramadan War- Half a Century Later

GWYNNE DYER: A short war 50 years ago in Israel Gwynne Dyer — October 5, 2023 In 1973, 50 years ago today, Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, coincided with Ramadan, the Islamic lunar month of fasting. But nobody raised an alarm in Israel when it was reported, two days before the … Continue reading Two views: Recalling the Yom Kippur/Ramadan War- Half a Century Later →