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“The Lord showed me, so that I did see clearly, that he did not dwell in these temples which men had commanded and set up, but in people’s hearts … his people were his temple, and he dwelt in them.” – George Fox, in his Journal (1694) Continue reading →

alexandria1448:“It was based on the principle that individuals must make up their own minds about how they lived: it had no doctrine, no book of rules, no priests, and in its marriage ceremony there was no promise of obedience.”From An Intimate History… Continue reading →

quakerandqueer:A thought: peace is not just the absence of violence. (I am sure this must be a very old thought, but today it is in my mind, my spirit, and feels mildly revelatory, in the way of nebulous notions or beliefs when they finally coalesce in… Continue reading →

“All of you should be of one mind. Sympathise with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tender hearted, and keep a humble attitude” – 1 Peter 3:8 (via ready-steady-study) Continue reading →

quakerthoughts:I give myself this advice: Do not fear truth, let it be ever so contrary to inclination and feeling. Never give up the search after it; and let me take courage, and try from the bottom of my heart to do that which I believe truth indicat… Continue reading →

“Truth is my authority, not some authority my truth.” – Mary Dyer, who was hanged on Boston Common 361 years ago today for entering the colony as a Quaker.  (via theinwardlight) Continue reading →

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