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On Alternatives

Authored by:
Mary Klein

Many of the words I have said, I wish I could unsay. Many of the actions I have taken, I wish I could undo. If wishes were horses, then I would ride into the past to fix the many blunders and cruelties that lie on my conscience. Instead, I walk forward and try to do better.

On Alternatives (March 2022)

Dignity and Civic Life

Authored by:
Kevan Insko

We can envision a universal parameter of dignity for individuals: Each person is owed fundamental respect simply by virtue of being human. We can also appreciate the importance of ensuring dignified treatment of the myriad of groups that comprise our society, and in particular, those that have been exploited, marginalized, and disempowered. For Friends, the importance of human dignity rests on a strong spiritual basis:

On Dignity (July 2023)

Walking in the World as a Friend

Hiroshima Day Protest

Generations of Technologies and Quakers

Authored by:
Bob Barnard

We are in a liminal period, a transitional time between the information technology and the artificial intelligence.

On Tech (July 2024)

Time to be Kinder

On Innocence (May 2024)

Interreligious Ethical Wisdom

Authored by:
Kean O. Yeoh

On Prayer (March 2024)

On Prayer

Authored by:
Mary Klein

The Religious Society of Friends is a religion, not a political project.

On Prayer (March 2024)

Annual Anti-War-Tax Letter to the IRS

Annual Protest to IRS

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