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Finally Breaking Down the Hedge?

Have our Quaker institutions finally become obsolete? Thomas Hamm

Among Friends: Venturing Outside Our Comfort Zones

An introduction to the February 2017 issue.

Among Friends: Convicted Friends

Our introduction to the issue.
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The Amateur Quaker

An interview with Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's Zachary Dutton. Interview by Martin Kelley
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To Be Useful with Proper Concern

Inspiration in a family history of being "useful" and "worthy." Jeremy Evans

Lois Virginia Plumb Stanton

Stanton—Lois Virginia Plumb Stanton, 93, on July 26, 2016, in Wallingford, Pa. Lois was born on August 14, 1922, in…
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Author Paul Buckley reads “Why Quakers Stopped Voting”

FJ Podcast: In 1762, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting approved a minute stating: “Liberty of conscience being . . . essential to… Paul Buckley
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Why Quakers Stopped Voting

Friends have long wrestled with the moral implications of voting. Paul Buckley
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News June/July 2016

Demonstrations, conferences, appointments, and Quakers on U.S. money. Staff
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Fall Down Seven Times

A story about failure, dead ends, and misunderstandings. Amy Ward Brimmer

Milestones February 2016

Births, marriages, and deaths.
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Political Change through the Power of Stories

A Friend finds new confidence in her voice as a citizen. Joey Hartmann-Dow
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