Awhile back I wrote about hearing a teenage Friend talk about being asked by “Christian” peers about what Quakers believe and how it differs from other Christian and “born again” groups — and how she didn’t know how to answer.
So here it comes again: on another list, a complaint about expensive Quaker schools. Are they really “Quaker”? Don’t they sow division in meetings? Don’t they perpetuate all kinds of bad class stuff?? For the record, I never worked at one of the fancy Quaker schools; but I was briefly on the “faculty” of the … Continue reading Rant: Complaining About Fancy-Schmancy Quaker Schools
I’m increasingly troubled by the repetition of anti-institutional slogans in what is sometimes called “emergent” Quaker circles and conversations. Much of this, in my reading, consists of about one per cent of insight, that’s being puffed up like a bit of rubber into a big-looking balloon of empty hot air.
Friends– Just wanted to note here that on Saturday Jan. 16 2010 I went to the brig at Camp Lejeune NC, where we picked up Cliff Cornell, a GI resister who had served eight months there. The full blog post, with lots of pictures, is here. There are also a couple of YouTube links to … Continue reading Doing What I Get Paid To Do
Re-posted January 13, 2010 Friends, permit me to announce formation of a new project for our Religious Society, namely The Committee for New Quaker Cliches, or CNQC. The need for this body hit me like a thunderbolt while attending a large yearly meeting awhile back. There I was, sitting and trying to pay attention, but … Continue reading The Committee On New Quaker Cliches