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Lots of Quakers also in Rhode
island then.

Holy Land: Quaker school calls for solidarity with Shadi Khoury | ICN On Thursday, 17 July, Shadi Khoury, a former student of Ramallah Friends School, in the West Bank, Palestine, will face what may be the final hearing in his long ordeal before the Israeli military cou...

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1/ If accurate, this is almost certainly a conflict with the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits the use of the military for domestic law enforcement, including the National Guard if they are federalized.

REVIEWED: The Language of Light: Poems of Wit, Whimsy, and (Maybe) Wisdom “Like a cheerful giver, / God loveth / a silly poet.”

Nancy Thomas, who has served as Friends Journal’s poetry editor since 2020, is also a recorded Quaker minister. The poems in The Language of Light that reference Bible passages reveal the ways in which her “preaching” is often querying.

YouTube video by 60 Minutes Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview

The 2025 60 Minutes Interview. As Russia's war with Ukraine continues, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sits down with Scott Pelley to discuss U.S. support for Ukraine, the war, the Oval Office meeting, and the latest attacks on civilians
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#UkrainianView #StandWithUkraine

Fear has a way of being contagious.

But courage is also contagious.

Also I would not decide what Westminster meeting’s principles are, but I am very aware of my own principles of my Quaker meeting/yearly meeting.

Today in the Quaker meeting for worship I attended, there were messages about authorities disrupting worship “like happened in Britain” and those Quakers seemed confused about what happened. To be clear, I do object to any peaceful group being forcibly/violently interrupted by law enforcement.

I guess I’m thinking a lot about the distinction, as a US Quaker involved in a lawsuit about ICE entering/disrupting Quaker meetings. The lawsuit of about disrupting worship, not the building. And the subsequent legal concerns have been challenging!

Correct. But to a non- Quaker, it appears “entered a place of worship” sounds the same as “entered a Quaker meeting for worship” which is a different thing. I agree and I also would be outraged if anyone entered our meetinghouse in this way.

I thought that too!

They could have been Quakers. That’s not relevant. That was a meeting of an organization that rented the space , not a Quaker meeting for worship. The article is misleading.

David Hartsough has died at age 84. (Gwendolyn Greene and David Hartsough sit-in at People’s Drug counter in Arlington Virginia June 9, 1960. Photo by Paul Schmick.) A Quaker peace activist, he inspired many people. He graduated from Howard University, MA from Columbia. #civilrights #sit-ins

ICE detains grandmother who hid in churches during first Trump administration Friends and family are protesting outside detention facility where they believe Jeanette Vizguerra is being held.

Jeanette Vizguerra is a grandmother & hard-working member of our community, whose detention — without due process — should shock the conscience of every Coloradan.

A bronze statue of a woman in plain dress with a head covering sitting on a bench. Her hands are in her lap. Her face is solemn and her gaze is directed somewhat downward. The statue is on an engraved stone plinth that says, "Mary Dyer. Quaker witness for religious freedom. Holly trees are behind her. On the left is a yard sign that says, "AFSC. Quakers welcome migrants with dignity."

New @afsc-org.bsky.social yard signs just dropped:

Quakers welcome migrants with dignity!

We posted our sign next to the statue of Mary Dyer, Quaker witness for religious freedom, by our front entry.

Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be 'first of many' President Donald Trump is warning that the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests at Columbia University will be the first “of many to come” as his administ...

In the matchless name of Jesus Christ:

Abolish ICE.
Release Mahmoud Khalil.
Free Palestine.

After rehearsal at the Sheen Center, with stage manager Isabelle Zoeller, director Ron Daniels, and actor Mark Povinelli as we build the New York edition of *The Return of Benjamin Lay*, which has previews beginning March 14 and opens March 17. Join us!
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Trump’s disgusting behavior in our Oval Office in the company of a genuine hero and defender of democracy like Volodymyr Zelensky may be the most disgraceful public behavior by any president in our history.

Decent people thank Ukraine.

It is the worst. But what just strikes me – it may seem trivial but it really isn't – is that Trump broke the age old custom of hospitality. He invited someone into his home and publicly ambushed him there with the aim of destroying his credibility. This breaks a taboo in ALL human cultures.

Workshops are being announced for this year's Friends' conference: Publishers of the Truth will take place on campus May 2-5 as a collaboration of Pendle Hill's Quaker Institute and the Quaker Leadership Conference. Explore the schedule for this interactive conference. pendlehill.org/events/publi...

Let's Talk About Children How are you? How are the children?

On #Quakers and religious ed in these times, from @melindawb.bsky.social: "How can we provide accompaniment and spiritual nurture to children and young people in this time? What messages can we share with our children that tell them that we are listening and walking beside them?"

One of Iolo Morganwg's great fears was that Unitarianism would become riddled with 'priestcraft' (the label almost a profanity for Iolo). Under the influence of Quakerism, he persuaded the Unitarian Association of South Wales to create 'priestless societies' & to rely more on travelling ministers.

We're feeling a little sheepish.

We planned to launch our new pilot podcast today, but we've realised that we need more time to get it right.

We've been blown away by people's excitement and are very sorry for the delay. We hope to share a new target date very soon!

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George Fox, founder of the Quakers, 19th century engraving

Oliver Cromwell, 1650s engraving where he is equated with various Roman emperors.

#OnThisDay 26 February 1655, Oliver Cromwell ordered the release of the #Quaker George Fox after meeting him at Whitehall. Fox had been imprisoned over fears his large congregations might be incited to revolt, but Cromwell was impressed with Fox's sincerity. #17thCentury #OTD

I’m actually more convinced that the RI council of churches suit is much more clear about sanctuary. I think **that** statement marks many places as refuge.

GoLocalProv | News | Will RI’s Quaker Meeting Houses Be Safe for Undocumented Immigrants From ICE After Court Decision On Monday, a federal judge paused changes to U.S. Department of Homeland Security policy that would allow immigration enforcement agents to enter houses of worship.

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Thanks!

I have not seen that line of questioning. My answer, based on the language of the lawsuit, would be “no”.