Why has nobody from the post office been arrested for ruining lives whilst decent people are in prison just for protesting?.

Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells was stripped of her CBE after the subpostmasters scandal. But somehow she was allowed to keep the millions of pounds she pocketed in bonuses.

Los Angeles residents were outraged after dozens of federal agents marched through MacArthur Park, in one of the city’s most immigrant-heavy neighborhoods. Homeland Security officials said it was an immigration enforcement operation, though it was unclear if anyone had been arrested. trib.al/JYW5IsU

They not only allowed it; they actively conspired towards it.
All who did that should be jailed.

Why are they not already being prosecuted?
Do the innocent ones have to pursue them through the courts for that to happen?

Post Office scandal may have led to more than 13 suicides, inquiry finds First report from Horizon IT hearings lays bare human impact of wrongful convictions as 10,000 people seek compensation

The Government must act without delay on Sir Wyn Williams' recommendations, particularly in ensuring full and fair compensation. Postmasters should not wait any longer to be compensated for these unjust and flawed prosecutions.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

All who knowingly persecuted these innocent people should be jailed.

via I Love Bees

This is horrific.

Forced militarization of Ukrainian children, and yet silence in the West. No headlines, no outrage. We cling to delusions of a russia that wants peace—while it prepares war with China, Iran, and North Korea. Today in Ukraine, tomorrow in our own backyard.

Could you share the consultation response with us, please?

YouTube video by Independence for Scotland Party ISP Making Your Regional Vote Count

We made this video for the 2021 election ,sadly we lost even more votes than in 2016 due to SNP 1&2 strategy.
The video outlines the history of our d’hondt system , worth 4 minutes of your time.

youtu.be/4uLRmXzjaFc?si…
To make a political difference,you must be registered to vote and use your vote

It's been almost 200 years, but we are still slow-clapping this amazing quote by abolitionist and feminist Quaker Sarah Moore Grimké 🙌

"How do we address violence and conflict around us?...
Yearly Meeting 2025 will be rooted in Quaker peace testimony"
I hope some time will be devoted to addressing the conflicts within the RSoF rather than just ignoring them and hoping they will go away.
Sadly seasoned Friends are leaving.

This is very sad to hear and I know that Audrey is not the only one thinking this way.
Do Quakers now have a settled view on this topic which means that some Friends are simply no longer welcome in the Religious Society of Friends of the Truth because there is no willingness to engage with them?

What??

I was recently told that the Hebrew word most commonly translated as 'sin' is 'chet' - a missed opportunity, like an arrow missing its mark; it does not define us, unlike the traditional Christian view.

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Because of the limit for Alt Text, this is the latter part of the piece, containing the words quoted by Mark D Russ. The essential difference is in the listening. I have also learned that some people, who can enunciate well-honed thoughts, clearly understand a sacred need in worship that they can fulfil. I learned from John Punshon (whose enunciated ministry was always well-honed) that to be prepared to minister is a continuous, sacred state, and does not need to end in speech. He was always prepared but spoke very rarely. Preparation for him meant taking deep breaths when entering and centring, and living a life steeped in reading, spiritual practice, and prayer. In his essay ‘An hour to fill’, John describes how, at his first Quaker Meeting, spoken ministry was unhoned and very personal – everyday stories of the insights in life events. He came again. Thomas Merton, also attending worship for the first time, heard everyday stories but was not moved to return. What is the difference between their experiences? I would say that, whatever the words, the essential difference is in the listening. It matters whether I listen to others for the Spirit, or in the Spirit. As a listener, I can dismiss differences in language (God or not-God; Christ or not-Christ) or irrelevance to me (e.g. about someone else’s struggles at work), or differences in supernatural beliefs. My job is not to close my ears, but to listen for the undertow of love, justice, care, forgiveness, generosity, hope, learning and healing. These are demonstrated in what I am told about Jesus. For me, this is listening in the Spirit, with tenderness and creativity. There is no need for me to question whether it is Spirit-led or not, nor to enter into argumentative banter to solve the riddles of life. Just as ‘the letter killeth…’ my own over-attention to the letter also killeth. My task is to seek and answer that of God in everyone – and so often in worship, the ‘answering’ is found in the way I listen.

From this week's Friend - Thought for the Week.
The words quoted by Mark are towards the end of the piece.

A rainbow over the ocean, with a dark blue sea over a cloud filled but still blue sky.

Hello from the sea.

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Are you saying you detect sin and the influence of evil spirits in some Quakers?
Do Quakers, as a whole, have a way to deal with that perception?

I don't claim to know how to do that.
Do you feel the controversial actions are having a useful effect?

A path to a better future: David Gray writes from Brummana High School in Lebanon “Our students go to sleep to the sound of explosions and wake to the constant buzzing of drones but nothing will stop them getting to school.”

"School provides hope, continuity, constancy and a sense of purpose"

David Gray, Principal of Brummana High School, writes from a Quaker school in Lebanon www.quaker.org.uk/blog/a-path-...

Of course the defendants' motivation should be heard.
That doesn't mean their actions are justified.
Many of the public very much resent the actions of Just Stop Oil & Extinction Rebellion.

Telegraph (Fraser Nelson)

"Our immigrant population has almost doubled while our crime rate has halved....we seem to have attracted immigrants who, by and large, are prone to integrate and strengthen the social fabric."

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Probably they justified it by the fact that keeping people enslaved is shown as acceptable in the Bible.

Friends looking for each other might also want to check out my list of Quakers on Bluesky. It's everyone I've found so far (let me know if you want an add! bsky.app/profile/mart...

It's because it's derived from a verb i.e. one who quakes = quaker.
That isn't the case for centre, metre etc.

We do have electricity meters, tho, which mete out the electricity.