I’m a Quaker from
South Jersey with a love of
outreach and ministry.
More bio and my contact information in my
about Martin
post. My other sites: QuakerQuaker.org, a
social networking site for Quaker bloggers and
MartinKelley.com, my
technology blog and freelance web services site.
Politics, diversity and that creepy Quaker Oats guy (Links)
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As I was pondering these [historical] Anabaptist martyrs, I was wondering how many of us Friends, are willing to take a stand and say, "This is what I believe in because I know in my heart of hearts that it is Truth"?
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The boundaries that exist between me and the world in my 9-5 exist because of professional requirements. But on Sunday I would like for just once, those boundaries not to exist, for us all to be a community of equals serving each other in silent worship.
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I wasn't happy with the possibility of a struggle for or against an individual, a struggle that ignored the systemic "Lamb's war" dimension of the problem. I wanted to say to everyone, Don't get knocked off center; remember what you already know.
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Since our worship is unprogrammed, it means that if we want to practice something together, like reading the Bible or singing, or a string quartet, we do that outside of worship.
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Lively commentary about belief signs in the meetinghouse window.
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The comments that have me chuckling are about references to the Quaker Oats guy because I have been wondering if today's Friends might somehow rebuke Quaker Oats by designing a contest for Friends and submitting new designs of the outdated logo.
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