Our introduction to the April issue on Humor in Religion.
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Finding Lightness in the Light
We Quakers have an image problem when it comes to fun and frivolity.
Abbotts to the Worldâs Costello
Gabriel Ehri is executive director of Friends Journal.
Posted in: Among Friends, Humor in Religion
Fox News: George Fox Speaking
Our favorite news anchor goes on location with Will âThe Quillâ Penn and an assortment of dubiously factâchecked historical figures.
Donald W. McCormick ([email protected]) is a member of Grass Valley Meeting in Nevada City, Calif. A professor for 28 years, he taught management; leadership; and occasionally, psychology of religion. His current interests include the study of mysticism and evidence-based methods for teaching mindfulness. Currently, he develops mindfulness teacher training programs for Unified Mindfulness.
Posted in: Features, Humor in Religion
Laughing for the Wary
Humor can help build religious community but it can also hurt and cause division.
Howard R. Macy is retired from teaching at George Fox University in Newberg, Ore. He continues to write and serve in public ministry. Two of his books treat humor and religion: Laughing Pilgrims: Humor and the Spiritual Journey and Discovering Humor in the Bible: An Explorer's Guide.
Posted in: Features, Humor in Religion
Finding Lightness in the Light
We Quakers have an image problem when it comes to fun and frivolity.
Kerry O'Regan has been a member of Adelaide Meeting in South Australia for the past 30 years and looks after the booksâas in library booksâfor the meeting. She is a retired teacher who lives right by the sea and so feels that she is on permanent vacation.
Posted in: Features, Humor in Religion
Satire, Peace, and the Mennonite Tradition
Whatâs the difference between a Mennonite and a Quaker?
Andrew J. Bergman is a Mennonite writer from Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Mennonite satire website The Daily Bonnet.
Posted in: Features, Humor in Religion
I Have Learned
FJ Poetry: All these months I have made progressâŚ
Marion Goldstein lives in Cedar Grove, N.J.
Posted in: Humor in Religion, Poetry
Blessing
FJ Poetry: To have lived some of my lifetime / consonant with great soulsâŚ
Ken Gibble lives in Camp Hill, Pa.
Posted in: Humor in Religion, Poetry
An American Casualty of U.S. Economic Sanctions on Iran
A Quaker activist learns firstâhand about the medical costs of U.S. sanctions.
David Hartsough is a Quaker from San Francisco, author of Waging Peace: Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist, director of Peaceworkers, and co-founder of World Beyond War and Nonviolent Peaceforce.
For more info on the trip, see Code Pink's "Blogs from Iran." For more info on the effect of U.S. sanctions on Iran, see World Beyond War's "Iranian Sanctions: Iraq Redux?" and "Fear, Hate and Violence: The Human Cost of US Sanctions on Iran."
This article was originally printed online on April 12, 2019.
Posted in: Humor in Religion, Witness
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April 2019
Features
Fox News: George Fox Speaking by Donald W. McCormick
Laughing for the Wary by Howard R. Macy
Finding Lightness in the Light by Kerry OâRegan
Satire, Peace, and the Mennonite Tradition by Andrew J. Bergman
Poetry
I Have Learned by Marion Goldstein
Blessing by Ken Gibble
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Among Friends, Forum, Witness, Lives of Friends, Books, Viewpoint, Milestones, Quaker Works, Classifieds, Meeting Listings.
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