How do Quakers make conscious choices about their consumption and material possessions?

Jan 27, 2025 ... A coalition of Quaker groups, including one in Philadelphia, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking to block immigration authorities from ... 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 ... They were the first religious movement to condemn slavery and would not allow their members to own slaves. They were to play a prominent role in the Anti- ... May 18, 2020 ... Quakerism is a way of life, rather than a set of beliefs. It has roots in Christianity and many Quakers find the life and teachings of Jesus ... Jan 27, 2015 ... Our faith communities are also historically linked by the heroic efforts of Quakers and the AFSC to help save thousands of European Jews during ... Nov 7, 2023 ... Philip Gulley is a Quaker pastor and author of 22 books, including the Harmony and Hope series, featuring Sam Gardner. This article is featured ... Nov 2, 2020 ... Quakers, also known as the Religious Society of Friends, are a Christian group originating in 17th-century England. They often worship in buildings called ' ... Quakers prefer to set down our religious experience in the form of testimonies, general statements about practices and beliefs on which most Friends can unite. 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 ... Ingle delves more deeply into Nixon's Quaker background than any previous scholar to observe the role Nixon's religion played in his political career.