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NPYM’s Minute on the War on Drugs

August 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Approved July, 2008, at North Pacific Yearly Meeting’s Annual Session in Corvallis, OR.
As an expression of our belief in nonviolence and the value of each person, Friends have throughout our history sought compassionate and effective answers to social problems.
One of the most problematic federal policies for decades has been the federal government’s failed War on [...]

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NPYM’s Climate Change Minute

August 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Published due to popular demand!
Approved at North Pacific Yearly Meeting’s Annual Session in July 2008.
“The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.”
–Psalm 24:1

The psalmist reminds us of the sacredness of the Earth and all its inhabitants. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms climate change and [...]

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