Quakers have long held significant and complex roles in the history of U.S. relation to First Peoples on Turtle Island. Indigenous peoples, from colonial treaty negotiations to 20th-century federal policies have sought to mediate conflicts and promote what they viewed as peaceful resolutions in company or association with F/friends. This was not always peaceful. While […]
Category: Faith and Governance
To be able to give thanks to God is to be able to have love of the world.
Thanking would lose meaning if we thanked for everything.Thanking another person involves a value judgement: there mustbe something worthy of thanks…. When the believer thanksGod for his creation, it seems to be a thanksgiving for his life asa whole, for everything, including the good and evil withinhis life, since despite such evil, thanking God is […]
What will you do to Celebrate World Quaker Day on October 6? Join FWCC global worship
We are inviting Friends to read and share the epistle and the tapestry from the World Plenary with your local Friends community. You may also visit a Quaker meeting or church that is different from yours and read and discuss the epistle, and/or the tapestry document with that community. If you need help finding a […]
Celebrating Bayard Rustin and the 60 year Anniversary of Freedom Summer
“Bayard Rustin’s Quaker faith was the cornerstone of his activism in the Civil Rights Movement. As we mark the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Freedom Summer, we honor the lasting impact of his commitment to nonviolence, equality, and strategic action.”
