The upcoming U.S. Congressional mid-term elections already have at least seven Quaker candidates for office. How does their Quaker faith inform these candidates’ desires to run for Congress? What advice would they have for other Quakers wanting to run for office in the future?
The Amish belief in forgiveness serves as a peaceful method for effecting successful negotiations and mediations. It serves the purpose of spreading a nonviolent response to conflict while engaging in meaningful interaction with adversaries.
Milestones of Abby Atwater Hadley, Charles H. Harker Jr., Warren Prentice Henegar, Marianne Stephanie Adler Longstreet, Harold Adin Nomer Jr., and Marshall Ross Vidrine.
Marriages: Sarah Boss and Jeremy John Shea. Births: Riva Roy-Ehri, Deaths: Dorothy Ann Dickenson Corbit, Weaver Rose Habl, Elizabeth H. Moger, Eleanor Bent Plant, Mary Elizabeth Gaunt Rhoads, Majid Tehranian.
