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Questions Surrounding Abortion

Abortion is a tragic and divisive issue in our country and in our Religious Society. Much of our lack of…

Letter to My Grandchildren

Dear grandchildren, Ever since the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York over two years ago, I have…

The Conflict over Abolition Activism: What Can We Learn from It?

In 2002, Westbury (N.Y.) Meeting celebrated 300 years of meetinghouses on its site. As coordinator of the celebration, part of…

Jan de Hartog: Activist and Storyteller

In 1963, tiny, unprogrammed Live Oak Meeting in Houston, Texas, started having its Sunday meetings for worship in Jeff Davis…

The Benches of Cobscook (Maine) Meeting

There are five antique Quaker benches at Cobscook (Maine) Meeting. At this point they are in various stages of disrepair.…

To the Desk Clerk Out There – Thank You

My first two years at college in the early 1970s were more like Apollo 13 than Apollo 11: I realized…

Meeting Quality People

I have just gotten home from a long day at the family health clinic when the phone rings. "This is…

The Body as Temple

I’ve spent over ten years in the habit of listening to people’s bodies. I let my hands guide my spirit…

The Gift of Chemical Awareness

My life has brought me many gifts. Some I’ve appreciated, others I’ve sought to return. I’ve discovered that when events…

Friends and Fragrances

As the weather improves later in the year, more encounters with other Friends may take place as part of a…

Justice and Respect for People with Mental Illnesses

Lying in an emergency room in 1983, I entered into a hospital stay for mental illness that respected neither my…

Can We Provide Financial Resources for Medical Care?

The following was in Reports and Epistles (FJ Mar.): "Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting is concerned that many persons in the…
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