Does anyone know any Quakers?

[Ms_Ann]

Modern Quakers. What's their things?

 

[Ms_Ann]

The emphasis of a Quaker’s life is on present time.

 

[thør]

Dick Nixon was a Quaker.

 

[Ms_Ann]

Dick Nixon was a Quaker.

I think I remember hearing that.

 

[Ms_Ann]

the Light Within

 

[KingOrfeo]

I think I remember hearing that.

Yeah, he even went to Whittier College -- named after John Greenleaf Whittier, a Quaker and a poet, which is why their football team is called the Poets.

 

[about_average]

I knew some when I was 10 or so, but that was the 60's.

 

[thør]

Yeah, he even went to Whittier College -- named after John Greenleaf Whittier, a Quaker and a poet, which is why their football team is called the Poets.

The Wit from Whittier....

 

[trysail]

Modern Quakers. What's their things?

They're all over the board. Some of 'em are voracious money grubbers (like their ancestors— that's a big part of the Quack heritage). Others are so far left they're colossally tedious.




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[pollynova]

I work with one, but I don't really know anything about them.

 

[Ms_Ann]

They're all over the board. Some of 'em are voracious money grubbers (like their ancestors— that's a big part of the Quack heritage). Others are so far left they're colossally tedious.




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How did the Quaker movement begin?
It began during a period of much religious upheaval in England during the mid-1600s, as people questioned the established church and sought new ways to understand Christianity. The emerging faith community gathered around the leadership of George Fox and others who encouraged people to be guided by a direct, firsthand encounter with the Spirit. These Quakers were seeking an authentic return to “primitive Christianity,” as practiced by the followers of Jesus in the first century.

 

[Ms_Ann]

I work with one, but I don't really know anything about them.

First hand evidence that they really exist.

 

[Ishmael]

Oats, Puffed Rice, and Puffed Wheat.

Ishmael

 

[Ms_Ann]

Oats, Puffed Rice, and Puffed Wheat.

Ishmael

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[Ms_Ann]

Friends

 

[nerfhearder]

Always remind me of the creepy preacher in Poltergeist II.

 

[Ms_Ann]

Always remind me of the creepy preacher in Poltergeist II.

Movie reference...

 

[Ms_Ann]

...believe that the spirit of God exists in every individual and that each person should apply testimonies of simplicity, equality, peace, integrity, and stewardship to their lives.

 

[nerfhearder]

Movie reference...

Ya think?

 

[Ms_Ann]

Ya think?

mysticism

 

[carlsnake]

Sure. There's a Quaker church near us. They're fine folks, just like everybody else.

 

[Ms_Ann]

Sure. There's a Quaker church near us. They're fine folks, just like everybody else.

You mean like all the fine folks here?

 

[Hypoxia]

My grandparents and father were Quakers but then grandma converted to televangelism and sent me to Oral Roberts University. She and grandpa were murdered by looters. It never ends well.

 

[Ishmael]

My grandparents and father were Quakers but then grandma converted to televangelism and sent me to Oral Roberts University. She and grandpa were murdered by looters. It never ends well.

Did you personally experience the "laying on of the hands?"

Ishmael

 

[pollynova]

First hand evidence that they really exist.

I think they call themselves Circle of Friends or something though. Something to do with friends.