It’s not enough that the Young Adult Friends Conference in Wichita has saddled itself with a backward-looking, repressive code of conduct and controlled agenda, which has been criticized here before. (See here and here.) Now it’s come to us, from a reliable source, that there is high-level involvement in the process from the liberal Friends … Continue reading The Wichita YAF Conference Plot Gets Thicker – Is FGC Involved?
Just back from the printer on April 19 2010: Study War Some More (If You Want To Work for Peace) presents a new strategic approach to peace work, based on 40-plus years of experience at Quaker House, up close with the Military Industrial Complex. Seven concise chapters, 60 pages, with discussion questions. More information at … Continue reading Now Ready: “New Peace Booklet from Quaker House
Had a great visit this First Day at Fairfield Friends, near Indianapolis. Fairfield is a small town Hoosier Quaker congregation, famous as the locale of a series of best-selling novels by its pastor. Phil Gulley. More on Phil and these books here
The following message has been broadcast across Quaker networks today: << The planning committee for the Young Adult Friends Gathering, 2010, comes together in Wichita, Kansas this weekend. Young Quakers from across the United States, Canada and Mexico will gather this Memorial Day weekend, May 28-31, for a gathering… >> For more, go here. Since … Continue reading YAFs Memorial Day Gathering: Time To Grow Up
Friend Kevin Roberts has a lengthy blog post, entitled “Not One Of Us,” arguing that Friends should be against abortion. I’ve responded with some detailed comments, and there is a conversation developing. This striking Saturday Evening Post cover was his illustration: Interested folks will need to scroll down through some comments to find my contributions … Continue reading Am I In Trouble On Abortion??