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Why I’m Not a Pacifist

[…] the video! When Quakers say we want to work for peace, does that just mean a lack of war? Or […]

Kristina Keefe-Perry

The Zen of Quakerism

[…] they share a common humanity and a commitment to creating peace in the world. They are both enlightenment religions. Both […]

Peter Taylor

Milestones, January 2016

[…] During her 20-year teaching career, her classes included instruction in peace and justice education, conflict resolution, and global understanding. She […]

Staff

Milestones August 2015

[…] family he knew in his youth influenced him to embrace peace and justice, by demonstrating “the behavioral equivalent of consciousness,” […]

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Milestones May 2013

[…] herself that she would devote her life to working for peace. She studied foreign languages and music, especially violin, at […]

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Books January 2013

[…] organizations, so Friends focused their efforts on those. Friends for Peace and Community Development, an established organization, worked first in […]

Staff

Dispelling Some Myths about Hiroshima

[…] sojourn is part of the program’s overall mission to promote peace and improve understanding between cultures. It was certainly an […]

Toran Katie

The Immorality of Patriotism

[…] —William Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist, “Declaration of Sentiments Adopted by the Peace Convention” (1838) Most take for granted that patriotism is […]

Tony White

Seven Thousand Miles to Find a New Friend

[…] for the students around core Quaker testimonies: What images of peace do you find here? Is there an example of […]

Carolyn Garth

Simplicity in Avoiding War Taxes

In 1982 the contradiction of "praying for peace and paying for war" overwhelmed us. We needed to try to live […]

HarrisonRoper