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Friends and War Taxes
Tax season is in full swing—and that brings up duties and anxieties for all of us. For Friends, it also…
Claiming Joy: An Invitation
I’ve got that joy, joy, joy, joy Down in my heart, down in my heart, down in my heart. I’ve…
Bread for the Wilderness
Quakers are fond of the phrase “the still small voice” to describe revelatory experiences. William Penn wrote, “Remember, it is…
Yielding to Our Faith: A Message from a Harmless Quaker
Early in the morning of February 22, 2007, nearly three dozen Quakers and other supporters from New York, Massachusetts, and…
A Movement of Conscience in New York Yearly Meeting
Conscience is an inward knowledge of right and wrong, along with a compulsion to do what is right. It requires…
Peace Tax Fund: Legislative Efforts in the U.S. Congress
The right of conscientious objection to military service is now recognized by many nations. However, nation-states still force their citizens…
My Second Job: Recognition of the Human Right Not to Pay for War
Even before my retirement I had a second job, and it is not always part-time: working for recognition of conscientious…
First Put Your Financial House in Order – Not!
Are you frustrated that the war goes on and on? Has your conscience brought up with you the subject of…
Not in My Name, Not with My Money
The Prince of Peace preoccupies some of our attention in December, when we celebrate his birth and life—a divine savior…
Why Pray for Peace and Pay for War?
Friends challenge their governments and take personal risks in the cause of peace. We urge one another to refuse to…
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Exploring Isaac Penington: Seventeenth-Century Quaker Mystic, Teacher and Activist
April 1, 2024
Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Capitalism Drive Today’s Crises
April 1, 2024
Radical Acts of Justice: How Ordinary People Are Dismantling Mass Incarceration
April 1, 2024