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Supporting Recovery among Friends

By Johanna Jackson on January 1, 2020

What keeps us from helping fellow Friends with drug addictions?

Johanna Jackson is a young adult Friend, and a member of State College (Pa.) Meeting. She is a recent graduate of the School of the Spirit's "On Being a Spiritual Nurturer" program, class of 2019. She can be reached at [email protected].

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Forum, January 2020

By Staff on January 1, 2020

Letters from our readers.

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Counter protestors gather on Guilfordā€™s campus in response to visit from Westboro Baptist Church. Photographs by Khadejeh Nikouyeh/News & Record, Ā© News & Record, All Rights Reserved.

Guilford College responds to Westboro Baptist protest

By Staff on January 1, 2020

  When three members of Westboro Baptist Churchā€”a church in Topeka, Kans., known for its harsh antiā€LGBTQ beliefsā€”came to protest [ā€¦]

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FWCC secretary to lead world ecumenical organization

By Staff on January 1, 2020

  Gretchen Castle was named the next chair of the Conference of Secretaries of Christian World Communions at its meeting [ā€¦]

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QuakerSpeak, December 2019

By Staff on December 1, 2019

Have you seen the one about what to expect in a Quaker wedding? We interviewed 18 Friends, including five couples, [ā€¦]

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Writing Opp: The State of Quaker Institutions (due 1/13/2020)

By Martin Kelley on November 21, 2019

Quaker institutions: Whatā€™s working and what isnā€™t and which beloved institutions do we need to make sure we keep alive? [ā€¦]

Martin Kelley is senior editor of Friends Journal. [email protected].

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Gambling: A Violation of the Quaker Testimonies

By Michael Song on November 1, 2019

A violation of the Quaker testimonies?

Michael Song is a senior at Friends Academy in Locust Valley, N.Y. He is interested in Quaker values and always strives to apply them in his life.

Posted in: Features, Gambling
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Continuing a Quaker Affordable Housing Legacy

By Eric Malm on November 1, 2019

Friends past and present working on housing access in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Eric Malm is a professor of economics and business management at Cabrini University in Radnor, Pa., a member Norristown (Pa.) Meeting, and a member of Abington Quarterā€™s Home and Care Committee. More information about the meetingā€™s housing project can be found at norristownfriends.org.

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I Think Youā€™re Wrong (But Iā€™m Listening): A Guide to Graceā€Filled Political Conversations

By Reviewed by Carl Blumenthal on November 1, 2019

By Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth A. Silvers. Nelson Books, 2019. 224 pages. $24.99/hardcover; $17.99/paperback (available February 2020); $9.99/eBook.

Carl Blumenthal is a member of Brooklyn (N.Y.) Meeting.

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Losing Earth: A Recent History

By Reviewed by Phil Favero on November 1, 2019

By Nathaniel Rich. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019. 224 pages. $25/hardcover; $11.99/eBook.

Phil Favero is a member of Agate Passage Meeting in Washington State. He is a Montana native, a former member of Annapolis (Md.) Meeting, a retired economist, and a longtime supporter of Friendsā€™ work to right our relationship with the natural world.

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