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Forum, February 2021

Letters from our readers. Staff

Robert L. (“Bob”) Carter

Carter—Robert L. (“Bob”) Carter, 92, on April 29, 2020, peacefully at the Parlin Hospice House in Wayland, Mass. Bob was…
Features

When to Speak

How can we know when it’s time to disrupt a narrative? Mary Ann Petersen
Features

An Awkward Pause

A Friend is led to visit the meetinghouse grounds during isolation. Debbie B. Ramsey

Laura Cynthia Sutherland Gibian

Gibian—Laura Cynthia Sutherland Gibian, 102, on February 3, 2020, completing her journey in her Friends House apartment in Sandy Spring,…
Student Voices Project 2020

Made for Killing

About 14 out of every 100,000 people in North Carolina were killed by a gun in 2016, according to the… Olive Shull
Student Voices Project 2020

Food Waste in North Carolina

My brother is a picky eater, so at times whole meals go to waste. I also see people throwing away… Whitney Williams
Online Features

Quaker Language in a Pandemic

Why use terms of war to describe our response to COVID-19? Philip Harnden
Features

Facing Hard Truths

What can Friends learn from the hospice movement? Robin Mohr
Features

The Next Testimony

Can Friends model a new kind of Christian governance? Andrew Huff
From the Editor's Desk

Writing Opp: Membership and Friends (due 3/19/2020)

Membership and Friends: Who’s a “real Quaker” and who isn’t? What does it mean for someone to join and what… Martin Kelley
From the Editor's Desk

Writing Opp: Thin Spaces (due 2/10/2020)

Thin Spaces: With few rituals to guide us, Quaker worship at its core is a direct connection with the Divine.… Martin Kelley
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