FBI To Probe Case of 3 Muslim Students Slain in NC From the Raleigh NC News & Observer, Feb. 13, 2015: RALEIGH — As thousands of mourners prayed for the three Muslim-American students killed in Chapel Hill this week, the FBI opened its own investigation into the case Thursday. In a brief news release late in … Continue reading Update: FBI To Probe Muslim Killings In NC
Thursday: 3 Muslim Students Murdered–Over Parking? This nearby shocker pretty much took over my day Wednesday. It’s still unfolding. And without drawing any final conclusions, here’s how it stands, as far as I can see now: The victims were all students: Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha, and Razan Abu-Salha. The accused shooter, Craig Hicks, is a very … Continue reading 3 NC Muslim Students Murdered
Yes! It’s okay to think about Valentine’s Day again. And so . . . Coming Wednesday: A Quaker Valentine Story Watch This Space . . . . Meanwhile, some items of research data on Quakers and love: In the mid 1820s, President Andrew Jackson rewarded a Philadelphia supporter by appointing his son Richard a secretary … Continue reading To All Romantic Friends: Coming Wednesday – A Quaker Valentine Story
Quakers, Nonviolence & ISIS: A Dead End? A Quaker married to a non-Friend pleaded for help the other day, because her husband was very skeptical that any non-warlike response to the brutal conquests of ISIS in the the Middle East would have any chances of success. She couldn’t think of any adequate peaceful response, but … Continue reading Quakers, Nonviolence & ISIS
Quaker Talk: Only Brief Messages In Meeting?? In the “olden days,” Quaker ministers often preached long & hard. A healthy sampling thereof was taken down, and can be retrieved if one looks hard enough for them. I’m grateful for this mostly neglected lore, as a means of reaching across time, and past the notions cast … Continue reading Quaker Talk: Should Messages In Meeting Be (Very) Brief?