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How Quaker War Tax Resistance Came and Went, Twice

By David M. Gross on February 1, 2016

A history of a sometimes‐forgotten Quaker witness.

David M. Gross is the editor of American Quaker War Tax Resistance. Some of the material in this article is based on a talk on the history of Quaker war tax resistance he delivered at Earlham School of Religion in 2014 for the national conference of the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee.

Posted in: Features, February 2016

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Allow Me to Introduce You, Witches and Friends

By Meagan Fischer on May 1, 2015

Navigating points of tension to find core values in common.

Meagan Fischer is called to use the social permaculture principle of cultivating edge by encouraging people who don't usually interact to learn from each other. By doing so, she hopes they can build on each other’s strengths and find creative solutions to the world's crises. She attends Chico Meeting in northern California.

Posted in: Features, Friends and Other Faiths: Friends and Other Faiths

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