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Reflections on Scattergood Senior Trip
I’ve recently shared my journal entries from the trip to Washington, DC, and New York City that our Scattergood Friends School Senior class took in 1970. Looking back forty seven years later, I realize a number of significant things that … Continue reading
NRA goads Congress to stop gun violence research
The refusal of many, mainly Republican politicians, to refuse to look for solutions for our society’s gun problems adds to the tragedy of Las Vegas, and all of the many mass shootings in the United States. It is simply callous … Continue reading
Korean War Memorial
Below are some photos I’ve taken from trips to Washington, DC, usually to attend Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Annual Meetings. The War Is Not The Answer campaign is one of FCNL’s many projects. The ghostly, life size … Continue reading
BIKE/AFSC/FCNL/IYMC
This photo was taken at Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative)’s Midyear Meeting this spring at Bear Creek meeting, outside Earlham, Iowa. These representatives of Quaker organizations illustrate ways Friends are providing witness for environmental justice with alternatives to personal … Continue reading
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Faith and Politics
“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” Mark 12:17 Governments are institutions created by men and women to provide a legal framework for how the society they live in functions. As we … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 