“Washington lobbyist” carries very negative connotations, but all citizens can petition the government, and those who are organized can do it more effectively. The Friends Committee on National Legislation lobbies…
Read moreMerion Friends Meeting and Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church will be hosting a series of lectures in March, 2014 to discuss specific problems in the US prison system. Please save the…
Read more“‘Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty…
Read moreI would like to recommend reading Leonard Pitts’ recent column on the death of former KKK supporter Elwin Wilson, “50 years after Birmingham: bigot released from crippling burden of hate.”…
Read moreQuaker activist Alice Stokes Paul is receiving new attention. Actress Taylor Williams recently portrayed her at Mt. Laurel Library’s A Portrayal of Alice Paul. “As the daughter of Hicksite Quaker…
Read moreIn the wake of the recent papal election, I’d like to compare the process of choosing a pope to how decisions are made by Quakers. The Society of Friends doesn’t…
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