Social Concerns

Quaker Testimonies and Planet Earth

I believe we are living a holy experiment on this Earth. I truly believe that God inspired Jesus to share… Stephen L. Angell

Is Modern Marriage a Fraud?

I have practiced family law for more than 20 years. More recently, I have tried to reduce that aspect of… Marian Henriquez Neudel

Digging to China

Relax. Take a moment to think about what you know about China. How do you know it? Who taught you?… Mariah Miller

A Quaker Network for the Prevention of Violent Conflict

From April 1 to 5, 2004, around 50 representatives of international Quaker organizations met in Kakamega, Kenya, for the fifth… Bridget Moix

A Correspondence on Economics

Pamela (December 13, 2001) I’m puzzling, as usual, over what to do with all I know about what’s wrong in… Walter Haines

Getting Quakers Out to Vote in 2004

Our House of Democracy is falling down. It’s not too late to build it up again. We should not saddle… Tracy Moavero

Focus on Our Future

If you’re like me, you’ve probably been thinking about environmental issues for a long time. Thirty years ago, I remember… Susan Corson-Finnerty

"Plan B": The Rescue of a Planet and a Civilization

If it becomes clear that rising temperatures are shrinking harvests and driving up food prices, we will suddenly have a… Lester Brown

Creating Policies that Promote a Healthy Global Society

As a legislative intern at Friends Committee on National Legislation working on legislative policies that address energy and the environment,… Marya Hillesland

Who Owns the Water?

Of all the world’s natural resources, few are as fundamental as water. Yet, according to Years of Fresh Water, a… Arnie Alpert

Service: Prisoners Doing Ministry

Some time ago I heard a story about a visitor to a Quaker meeting. After a while the visitor leaned… John Mandala

Belonging

I sit on the steps of my son’s house in a small town in Nicaragua watching the world go by,… Pamela Haines
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