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Good Grief! Punk Rock Sez, YES to Troops-NO to Wars

Okay, this is not on my usual beat, and has only a very indirect connection with Quakerism. But here’s the deal: Because of my work at Quaker House, involving GI counseling and jousting with the Demon of War, I subscribe to Army Times, a weekly dealing with — well, you can guess. And in the … Continue reading Good Grief! Punk Rock Sez, YES to Troops-NO to Wars →

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Doing What I Get Paid To Do

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 →

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The Committee On New Quaker Cliches

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 →

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September 3, 1998 Harmon Case Update

More Charges to Come, Prosecutors Say On September 3, Terrill D. “Terry” Beebe, signed a plea agreement in a Seattle Federal Court, admitting to “Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud and Embezzlement from a Health Care Benefit Program, in violation of Title 18, U Code, Section 371,” according to the prosecutor’s information filed with … Continue reading September 3, 1998 Harmon Case Update →

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Does Quakerism Have Any Value In The World?

I first wrote this post as a form of procrastination. What was being put off here was resuming the labor of writing down an explanation of Quakerism for a teenaged Quaker – let’s call her Lucretia. She feels strongly identified with the liberal wing of the Religious Society of Friends (RSOF), but has been having … Continue reading Does Quakerism Have Any Value In The World? →

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Selma Alabama Voting Rights March

. . .widely recognized as the most vivid and accurate account of the Selma movement . . .

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Memoir of early Civil Rights Movement .

. . vivid, revealing first-person counterpart to the author's highly-praised historical account, Selma 1965 . . .

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