Reactions to our Friends of Color issue
The sad thing is a certain Quaker wellâintentioned blindness. It is one thing to want to bring heaven to earth at the present moment (âthe Second Coming is nowâ of early Friends); it is another to think we have got there. We constantly assume that we have a gift for the worldââthe world needs usââwithout realizing that we are part of that world. We also share its prejudices, inconsistencies, and selfârighteousness. We try to be nice to each other without recognizing the hurts we cause each other. Perhaps we need moređ
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