“God is not a Christian, God is not a Jew, or a Muslim, or a Hindu, or a Buddhist. All of those are human systems which human beings have created to try to help us walk into the mystery of God. I honor my tradition, I walk through my tradition, but I don’t think...
At Howard University in the Spring of 1960, lunch counters throughout the south of this country were segregated. And so we went to what was called “People’s Drugstore” (but segregated!). They were only going to serve white people, and I was with my black friends. So...
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 rom a...
Thank you for showing us that we are dependent upon something much bigger than we think. Thank you for making us appreciate the luxury we lived in … the abundance of products … freedom … health … and realizing that we were taking it for...
by Diane-Ellen McCarron RICHARD HATHAWAY, beloved member of Poughkeepsie Friends Meeting for many, many years passed away on January 29, 2020. He lived letting his Quaker being speak, which exemplified his on-going life devotion to Quakerism. The first Quaker Meeting...
submitted by Rachel Ruth On Thursday, December 19, Hudson River Housing held a candlelight vigil for Homeless Person’s Remembrance Day, at its new Housing Resource Center at 310 Mill St, in downtown Poughkeepsie, across from their main offices. Rachel Ruth and...
