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Friends Testimonies

Why Simple Living Is Not Enough

It is common practice in addressing the ecological crisis from a religious perspective to present wasteful consumerism as the crux… Keith Helmuth

A Perspective on the Peace Testimony

When I applied for membership in the Religious Society of Friends ten years ago, it was easy to tell my… John Andrew Gallery

Can Friends Come Together in the Search for Peace?

I am writing this because I was very moved by the articles of Mary Lord and Arthur Rifkin in the… George Rubin

Essay on War

At the onset of the American Revolution, a group of New Jersey and Pennsylvania Quakers issued a four-page broadside declaring… Cameron McWhirter

On Taking People to Court

I believe that it is contrary to the basic tenets of our Religious Society to take people to court over… Lee B. Thomas Jr.

Vigilance is Necessary

For one of us, it was difficult to accept the Peace Testimony when first a member of the Religious Society… Doris A, Ashley and Margrit Meyer

Our Testimony to the World

In the aftermath of our country’s encounter with its terrorist assailants, I have been sometimes dismayed by Friends’ too handy… Michael Dawson

Parenting within the Peace Testimony: Practical Tools for Creating a Peaceful Home

"We utterly deny all outward wars and strife, and fightings with outward weapons, for any end, or under any pretense… Megan Ottman

Some Musings on Pacifism

The excellent contributions on the events of September 11 in the December Friends Journal prompt these musings on "pacifism," a… Edward F. Snyder

Realism, Right Sharing, and Responsible Living: A Tripod for Hope

Let’s be realistic. If present growth rates of consumption and global wealth disparity continue, those of us in the overdeveloped… Chuck Hosking

Global Awareness and the Good Life

When my sister chose to volunteer at a Quaker program in Nicaragua, I thought about the country for the first… Pamela Haines

The Social Testimonies at Pendle Hill

As a newcomer to Quakerism, one of my most exciting discoveries was the Quaker social testimonies. I had heard of… Paul Rasor
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