Category Archives: Hard-Core Quaker
Part Four (Conclusion): Why September Should Be “Willie Frye Month”
Why September Should Be “Willie Frye” Month — Part Four- Conclusion [Part One is here.] [Part Two is here.] [Part Three is here.] 21. 1994-1995 — In a 1994 statement to the NC Yearly Meeting Ministry and Counsel Committee, Willie wrote, “It seems somehow odd to be on trial for heresy within the Society of … Continue reading Part Four (Conclusion): Why September Should Be “Willie Frye Month”
OMG! Nixon Resigned 50 Years Ago! A Great American/Quaker Nostalgia Read
Richard Nixon resigned 50 years ago. The political world has never been the same. David Jackson USA TODAY August 8, 2024 WASHINGTON – Exactly 50 years ago, a beleaguered President Richard M. Nixon entered the Oval Office, stared into a television camera and performed an act that still echoes in today’s very different political … Continue reading OMG! Nixon Resigned 50 Years Ago! A Great American/Quaker Nostalgia Read
William Penn Died This Week; Just When We Needed Him Most
Three hundred and seven years ago, on July 30, 1718, William Penn died, in England. Aged 73, he had been in very poor health for almost six years, after a massive stroke in 1712. This is not exactly news. And in recent years, Penn has been out of fashion in many Quaker quarters — disowned … Continue reading William Penn Died This Week; Just When We Needed Him Most
Quakers Quitting on QUIT: Torture Wins, this time. And maybe next time, too.
I wish it wasn’t time to write this post. But it is: Quakers are quitting on QUIT. QUIT is — or rather was — the Quaker Initiative to end Torture. It began in the spring of 2005, with a call by Friend John Calvi, just as the international scope, the vast evil plus the flagrant … Continue reading Quakers Quitting on QUIT: Torture Wins, this time. And maybe next time, too.