Understanding the Peace Testimony
Even when there are conflicts around him, Pradip Lamichhane of Bhaktapour Evangelical Friends Church says, “Within myself. I feel peace.” Pradip is one of many Quakers who’ve opened up to us about how the peace testimony informs their faith, from individual encounters to perspectives on national and global affairs.
Even before they became a convinced Friend, Joseph Izzo reflects, their belief in the sanctity of life led to a fierce opposition to all war. “Look what’s going on in Gaza. Look what’s going on in Lebanon and the West Bank. Look what’s going on in Ukraine,” Joseph says. “Innocent lives of men, women, and children being destroyed . . . for what? That’s really what led me to Quakerism.”
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