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The Religious Society Of Friends
Bills itself as the "official Quaker home page." Large listing of Quaker links on the Web, Category Society Religion and SpiritualityThe religious society of friends. Navigating this ironmasters. Pendle,England, birthplace of the religious society of friends. A
http://www.quaker.org/

Extractions: Navigating this web site: Entries are not in alphabetical order but instead age order. New entries are added to the bottom of each section. Use the search function of your browser to locate entries. A Statement from Leaders of Friends Organizations in the U.S. Quaker.org is mirrored at Summersault Friends World Committee for Consultation ... Quaker Universalist Group (UK) Friends for a Non-Violent World Friends Service Committees AVP International (doesn't seem to work. Try their
BYM Main Page
This is the Home page of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) the organisation representing the religious society of friends (Quakers) in Great Britain
http://www.quaker.org.uk/

Extractions: a visited link New visitors wishing to find out about Quakerism might like to look at a short overview of Quaker faith , or our Frequently Asked Questions . There are also more detailed pages that will tell you more about Quakerism NEW War in Iraq BYM's statement and other documents. The EAPPI is looking for volunteers to work in Israel/Palestine, building on the work of the Quaker Observers last year. An Application Pack is now available.
American Friends Service Committee
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that includes people of various Category Society Religion and Spirituality OrganizationsIts work is based on the religious society of friends (Quaker) belief in the worthof every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and
http://www.afsc.org/
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)
Gives a brief history on Quakerism, along with a list of some of the beliefs held. religious society of friends. (QUAKERS). Click Here to Visit our Sponsors.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/quaker.htm

Extractions: RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) Click Here to Visit our Sponsors. Most faith groups have specific beliefs that their membership is expected to follow. Sometimes, as in the case of the Roman Catholic church, these requirements are numerous. The Religious Society of Friends is near the opposite end of the religious spectrum. They rely heavily upon spiritual searching by individual members, individual congregations and meetings (regional assemblies). This makes the Quakers difficult to describe in a short essay. We attempt here to portray mainstream Quaker practice. Some Quaker meetings at the liberal and evangelical ends of the spectrum differ significantly from what is covered below. The movement was founded by in England by George Fox (1624-1691), a nonconformist religious reformer. At the age of 19, he left home on a four year search, seeking answers to questions which had troubled him since his childhood. He sought guidance from a variety of the country's spiritual leaders. He gradually became disillusioned with those leaders and with the existing Christian denominations. At the age of 23, he heard a voice, saying "there is one, even Christ Jesus, who can speak to thy condition"
La Jolla Monthly Meeting Of The Religious Society Of Friends
A traditional silent Quaker meeting in northern San Diego, California. Info on Friends beliefs and Category Society Religion and Spirituality United StatesA small Quaker meeting in Southern California
http://www.geocities.com/ljrsf/
Qinausindex (alternative)
religious society of friends "do not believe inspiration is confined to one sacred book or that Truth can be defined by a creed". With resources. THE religious society of friends (QUAKERS) IN AUSTRALIA
http://www.quakers.org.au/
Religious Society Of Friends (Quakers) In Ireland
Details of Quaker beliefs, organisation and meeting times in Ireland, with thoughts for contemplation and notes.
http://www.ipag.com/quakers/
Charleston Meeting Home Page
Find days, times, and location of this Charleston, South Carolina, Quaker meeting. Also contains a collection of Quaker links.
http://charlestonmeeting.dyn.dhs.org/
Canadian Yearly Meeting Of The Religious Society Of Friends (Quakers)
The religious society of friends (Quakers) is a historic peace church with Meetings from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island.
http://www.web.net/~cym

Extractions: of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Click here to read Quaker statements on the war in Iraq Quaker Peace Testimony We utterly deny all outward wars and strife and fightings with outward weapons, for any end or under any pretence whatsoever. And this is our testimony to the whole world. The spirit of Christ, by which we are guided, is not changeable, so as once to command us from a thing as evil and again to move unto it; and we do certainly know, and so testify to the world, that the spirit of Christ, which leads us into all Truth, will never move us to fight and war against any man with outward weapons, neither for the kingdom of Christ, nor for the kingdoms of this world.
Wilton Monthly Meeting Of The Religious Society Of Friends (Quakers)
Monthly meetings schedule, newsletters, activities and contact information.
http://www.nyym.org/wilton/

Extractions: Our meeting house is located at 317 New Canaan Road (Route 106) in Wilton, Connecticut . All are welcome for Meeting for Worship, which is held every Sunday at 10:00 A.M. Child care is provided. You can learn more about us by reading the minutes of our monthly Meeting for Worship with a Concern for Business, which is held on the second Sunday of every month after the rise of Meeting. Feel free also to contact us by calling 203/762-5669. Wilton Meeting has taken under its care the first Quaker School in Connecticut, the Connecticut Friends School Also under the care of the meeting is the Helen Gander Friends Nursery School. For more information please contact the director Maureen Jackson at Maureen@FriendsNS.org If you are interested in more information about Quakerism and Quakers, take a look at New York Yearly Meeting's list of other Quaker resources online Please send questions or comments about this site to: Eric Harris-Braun ( gbs@panix.com
Facts About Friends
This leaflet provides a brief introduction to the religious society of friendsand we hope it will stimulate requests for further information which is
http://www.quaker.org/friends.html

Extractions: by Ted Hoare member of Australia Yearly Meeting This leaflet provides a brief introduction to the Religious Society of Friends and we hope it will stimulate requests for further information which is available in other publications. The origins of the Society are found in the seventeenth century in England, a time when many were questioning the established beliefs of the age. George Fox (1625-1691) did not find answers to his questions in any of the churches of his day. Out of his searching came the spiritual message which swept a large part of the country and which resulted in the formation of the Religious Society of Friends. Friends witnessed to an Alternative Christianity quite distinct from the churches of the time. As a result they were persecuted both by Cromwell's Puritan government and by the restored government of Charles II. Fox did not intend to start a new sect. He wanted to persuade the church to return to what it had been in the days of the Apostles. He proclaimed the early preaching of Peter (Acts, chapter 2 and 3) that Jesus, who had been present in the flesh, had risen from the dead and was now come in the Spirit. That Jesus acted in the hearts of his followers purifying and empowering them. Pursuing Peter's teaching, Fox called for a radical, egalitarian, spirit-filled Christianity that would not be oppressive of people on account of race, sex, or class. He maintained that the message of the early church had been lost when the church became institutionalized and believed that he, and others with him, could stand in exactly the same state as Apostles, with the same power to teach, to heal, and to prophesy that the Apostles had.
Quaker Café
Notes on discussions over coffee of social science related subjects by people connected with the religious society of friends (Quakers).
http://www.web.net/~peaceweb/cafmain.html
BYM Main Page
This is the Home page of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) the organisation representingthe religious society of friends (Quakers) in Great Britain.
http://www.quaker.org.uk/main.html

Extractions: a visited link New visitors wishing to find out about Quakerism might like to look at a short overview of Quaker faith , or our Frequently Asked Questions . There are also more detailed pages that will tell you more about Quakerism NEW War in Iraq BYM's statement and other documents. The EAPPI is looking for volunteers to work in Israel/Palestine, building on the work of the Quaker Observers last year. An Application Pack is now available.
SEYM (Society Of Friends/Quakers)
The Southeastern Yearly Meeting of the religious society of friends ("Quakers"), United Category Society Religion and Spirituality OrganizationsSoutheastern Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society Friends unprogrammedQuakers in Florida and South Georgia. Projects include
http://www.seym.org/

Extractions: SEYM, PO Box 510795, Melbourne Beach, FL, 32951-0795; admin@seym.org Updated For more information, please click any underlined, bright blue or grey word to open a new page OR your browser's return arrow if active. Meetings and Maps: Click on City name Intergenerational Dancing at SEYM Gathering 3/29/2002 ONLINE REGISTRATION
Bayard Rustin - Civil Rights Leader - QuakerInfo.com
A brief biography of the American civil rights leader, a member of the religious society of friends (Quakers), focusing particular on his faith. Written by Buzz Haughton.
http://www.quakerinfo.com/quak_br.shtml

Extractions: Buzz Haughton is a librarian at Shields Library , University of California, Davis. He is also a member of Davis Monthly Meeting in Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). This article appeared in print in the Fall 1999 issue of Quaker Studies and in 2000 in Afro-Americans in New York Life and History . It appears here by permission of the author.] Bayard Rustin Although Bayard Rustin was one of the most important leaders of the American civil rights movement from the advent of its modern period in the 1950s until well into the 1980s, his name was seldom mentioned; he received comparatively little press or media attention, and others' names were usually much more readily associated with the movement than his was. His was a behind-the-scenes role that, for all its importance, never garnered Rustin the public acclaim he deserved. Rustin's homosexuality and early communist affiliation probably meant that the importance of his contribution to the civil rights and peace movements would never be acknowledged. However, fairness demands that the extent of Rustin's work receive a fair public reception. Bayard Taylor Rustin was born on March 17, 1912, to Florence Rustin, one of eight children of Julia and Janifer Rustin of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Florence's child had been born out of wedlock; the father was Archie Hopkins. Julia and Janifer decided to raise young Bayard as their son, the youngest of the large Rustin family. Julia Rustin had been raised a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers), and even though she attended the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the denomination of her husband, she impressed on the children she raised certain Quaker principles: the equality of all human beings before God, the vital need for nonviolence, the importance of dealing with everyone with love and respect.
Elizabeth Gurney Fry (1780-1845), Quaker Prison Reformer - QuakerInfo.com
Information about this prison reformer and minister of the religious society of friends.
http://www.quakerinfo.com/fry.shtml

Extractions: -Elizabeth Gurney Fry Few Quakers have inspired people in the larger society as much as Elizabeth Gurney Fry. Yet most know of only one aspect of ther life. Here I seek to provide a brief overview of the life of this woman who had such an impact on public life at a time when that was not well accepted. Elizabeth Gurney was the third of 12 children of John and Catherine Gurney of Norwich, England. John Gurney was a successful banker and businessman. Catherine was a member of the Barclay banking family. Both their families were active in the Society of Friends (Quakers). Catherine believed that girls as well as boys should have a well rounded education, so Elizabeth got the basics of all the major academic subjects from her mother. Catherine also told the children Bible stories and read Psalms to them. She spent much time visiting and helping the sick and the poor, and the child Elizabeth loved to go on these visits with her mother. Elizabeth must have been deeply grieved at the age of 12 when her mother died shortly after giving birth to her twelfth child.
Friends General Conference Homepage
Information about Friends General Conference, and resources for Friends (Quakers).Category Society Religion and Spirituality Organizations God's leadings. FGC reaches out to seekers and to other religious bodiesinside and outside the wider religious society of friends.
http://www.fgcquaker.org/

Extractions: FGC provides resources and opportunities that educate and invite members and attenders to experience, individually and corporately, God's living presence, and to discern and follow God's leadings. FGC reaches out to seekers and to other religious bodies inside and outside the wider Religious Society of Friends.
Welcome To Sidwell Friends School
Coeducation K12 Quaker school affiliated with the religious society of friends. Curriculum guide, events, admissions office, online research.
http://www.sidwell.edu

Extractions: Quick Links Check Your E-Mail Internet Authentication (for SFS users) Human Resources Intranet Library Catalog Virtual Bookstore Dollars for Scholars Annual Funds Parents Association Web Site Retired/Former Employees EQUAKE Athletics Community Service Summer Programs Lower School Lunch Menu (March 2003) Wisconsin Avenue Lunch Menu (March 2003) Horizon Online Caplin Theater Events Rubenstein Gallery Events
Canadian Yearly Meeting Of The Religious Society Of Friends (Quakers)
The religious society of friends (Quakers) is a historic peace churchwith Meetings from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island. Canadian
http://www.quaker.ca/

Extractions: of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Click here to read Quaker statements on the war in Iraq Quaker Peace Testimony We utterly deny all outward wars and strife and fightings with outward weapons, for any end or under any pretence whatsoever. And this is our testimony to the whole world. The spirit of Christ, by which we are guided, is not changeable, so as once to command us from a thing as evil and again to move unto it; and we do certainly know, and so testify to the world, that the spirit of Christ, which leads us into all Truth, will never move us to fight and war against any man with outward weapons, neither for the kingdom of Christ, nor for the kingdoms of this world.
Glasgow Quaker Meeting Home Page
In Glasgow since 1660, the Quakers are also known as the religious society of friends.
http://www.gn.apc.org/quakerscotland/glasgow/

Extractions: There has been a Quaker Meeting in Glasgow since 1660. The present Meeting House was opened in 1993 and is home to Glasgow Quaker Meeting. "Quaker" is a popular name for a member of the Religious Society of Friends. Members are also known as "Friends'. As Quakers we believe that our religious insights, attitudes and practices together form a way of life. Quakers have no dogmas or creeds. We have no one definition of "God".. Each of us seeks to experience the religious life for herself or himself. We have the conviction that each of us can have direct experience of the Spirit of God and that something of God is expressed in everyone"s life. Quakers in general believe that there is something of God in every woman and man and that we are all of one family and should have equal access to the earth's resources.

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