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To Tell or Not to Tell

“What is this, some kind of parenting thing?" This, the response from my 35-year-old daughter when I informed her that…

Our Contributions are Vital, even at the End

The Viewpoint letter "Healthcare at the End of Life" (FJ Oct. 2001) addressed several concerns on which many of us…

Healthcare at the End of Life

Medical triumphs of the late 20th century in prolonging life present dilemmas that were not contemplated by the prophets and…

U.S. Quakers: Hybrid Corn?

Years ago I heard our gifted Quaker economist-philosopher-poet Kenneth Boulding compare U.S. Quakers to hybrid corn. His interesting observation was…

New England Friends in Unity With Nature (NEFUN) Committee

The current work of the NEFUN Committee supports discernment around New England monthly meetings of the faith and practice of…

Spiritual Materialism

A Quality of loss Affecting our Content As Trade had suddenly encroached Upon a Sacrament. —Emily Dickinson Not long ago,…

Dear Friends (an Open Letter)

The Oslo Accords have presented the world with misleading images of peace [between Israel and the Palestinians], and now we…

Outreach Is Just Another Word for Sharing

"We are also to be witnesses for God, and to propagate his life in the world, to be instruments in…

Quaker Bolivia Link

A group from the first Quaker Study Tour of Bolivia created Quaker Bolivia Link (QBL) under the leadership of Ken…
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Friends Testimony on Gambling

Everybody these days receives and discards those letters saying "Mr. X, you may already be the winner of half a… Norma Jacob