by daisy | Feb 21, 2023 | Peace & Service
This week, Peter Murchison joined FCNL as a Friend in Washington. Through this program, Friends can volunteer with FCNL for several months to share their expertise and spiritual gifts with the community. Peter will be extending and enriching our work on gun violence...
by daisy | Feb 17, 2023 | Peace & Service
Gaining a firm grasp of certain policy issues on Capitol Hill can be a tricky task. Perplexing acronyms, antiquated legislative processes, and general wonkiness can make even the most dedicated advocate’s head spin. But with some issues, the bar for comprehension is...
by daisy | Feb 15, 2023 | Testimonies
EQUALITY Recognizing the dignity of every person…Treating each person with respect…Rejecting all forms of discrimination…Looking for “that of God” in everyone — For centuries Quakers have strived to achieve greater equality in themselves,...
by daisy | Jan 30, 2023 | Testimonies
This text is excerpted from a speech by Dick Hathaway given at an interfaith service in Poughkeepsie, New York, on November 1, 2004. For the complete text, please go to friendsjournal.org Three weeks ago, when I was invited to stand up here and talk about the Quaker...
by daisy | Jan 29, 2023 | Peace & Service
This week, the Doomsday Clock moved forward ten seconds, placing us just 90 seconds from midnight. The symbolic clock, set annually by experts at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, measures how close we are to the human-caused apocalypse. The war in Ukraine,...
