How do Quakers cultivate these qualities in their personal lives and communities?

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. Jan 27, 2025 ... "Quaker religious practices depend on communal worship. And Quakers believe that the presence of worshippers from different backgrounds is ... Feb 18, 2022 ... ... faith with integrity. I cannot speak for all Quakers, nor do I pretend to be an expert on these issues. Rather, like many Friends, I am ... Feb 24, 2024 ... Elfrida Vipont Foulds, 1983 Quaker faith & practice 2.21 (part of) ... On sitting down in the meeting I often read passages from Quaker faith ... The Religious Society of Friends is commonly referred to as Quakers. It consists of the members of the Society and many others who worship with us and are ... Apr 1, 2010 ... Many of the world's faiths and religious organizations make faith-based eating easy for their believers: Don't eat pork. Nov 11, 2007 ... The Quaker presence in Monroe County had its beginnings in Stroudsburg in the early 1800s. Daniel Stroud, son of Jacob Stroud, the founder of ... LGBTQ+ EQUALITY. ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION & GENDER IDENTITY. Many Quaker communities are open and welcoming to LGBTQ+ people, and an increasing number take the ... Jul 27, 2022 ... Although Quakerism is rooted in Christianity, today Quakers join the community from a variety of backgrounds and not all see Christian ... Jul 26, 2021 ... Less well-known are the particularities of Rustin's faith, including his deep roots in the Quaker and African Methodist Episcopal churches which drove his ...