18th December 2015

Christmas crackers

by A young Irish Friend

Here is one festive use of old copies of the Friend; a Christmas tree made by Quakers from Salisbury Meeting, designed by Patsy Fraser, which sits within the annual Salisbury…

18th December 2015

From the archive: 1915: Looking back

by Janet Scott

The mood at the end of 1915 was much more sombre than in the previous year. This was due to many factors: the increasing number of war zones; the military and civilian deaths; the…

11th December 2015

Complex simplicity

by Derrick Whitehouse
11th December 2015

Thought for the Week: Combating fanaticism

by Michael Gittins

The just and nonaggressive nature of Islam has often been highlighted by commentators. There is much that is true here and the interpretation of ‘jihad’ as the interior…

11th December 2015

War and peace: no dilemma

by Bill McMellon

Whilst the sabres rattle over Syria, it is worth considering the obvious question of whether war solves problems or contributes to them.

11th December 2015

‘Playing politics’ with white poppies?

by Carla Denyer

An important part of Quakerism, for me, is doing things with your faith. Even though I am a nontheist Friend, I am driven by the phrase ‘God has no hands but ours’ and I…

11th December 2015

Palestine accompanied, not alone

by Andree Ryan

Remember your responsibilities as a citizen for the conduct of local, national and international affairs. Do not shrink from the time and effort your involvement may demand.…

4th December 2015

I know nothing

by Ken Orchard
4th December 2015

Thought for the Week: A call to conscience

by Lindsey Fielder Cook

I write from Paris, and the international climate change conference, known as the Conference of Parties, or COP21. There are Quakers here from all over the world! The COP21 is an…

4th December 2015

Addressing conflict

by Sarah Mudd

It is 100 years since the first world war – the ‘war to end all wars’. Yet the British armed forces have been deployed in conflicts around the world every year since then,…

4th December 2015

Facing the challenge

by Quaker groups

As Quakers, we are called to work for the peaceable Kingdom of God on the whole Earth, in right sharing with all peoples. We recognize a moral duty to cherish Creation for future…

4th December 2015

Knowing ourselves

by Abigail Maxwell

I need to spend time with my kind. For a day together we came from Edinburgh and London to Manchester. The gathering was organised by the QLGF, the Quaker LGBT+ Fellowship. We seek…