How do Quaker communities nurture and support the unique contributions of their members?

Jan 27, 2025 ... Quakers ask court to halt immigration authorities from enforcing in and near houses of worship, religious gatherings. Feb 28, 2013 ... How I Talk About Quakerism. I didn't grow up Quaker. I haven't spent years figuring out how to best explain that, yes, I can use electricity ... A meeting for worship usually lasts for an hour. In Quaker worship there are no ministers or creeds. We first gather together in silence to quiet our minds. Friends believe that all people are capable of directly experiencing the divine nature of the universe—which is known by many names, God or the Holy Spirit or ... Quakers believe in the importance of living one's convictions out in the world. As George Fox, a founder of the Quaker tradition, once said, “Be patterns, be ... Sep 28, 2017 ... All three groups rose as Protestant religious reformers in Europe and were drawn to America to escape religious persecution. All three put down ... Nov 30, 2017 ... I have never been an overly religious person. I was born into the religion of Quakerism, a faith that most of my classmates do not ... Nixon's First Cover-Up: The Religious Life of a Quaker. President by H. Larry Ingle (review). Thomas D. Hamm. Quaker History, Volume 107, Number 1, Spring 2018, ... Apr 15, 2025 ... Quaker weddings are self-uniting wedding ceremonies that require two witnesses—no officiant needed. While rooted in the Quaker religion and ... Beliefs and Practices of Quaker Ed. Quakerism was founded in the 1600's by English people seeking a religious community based on equality rather than hierarchy.