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		<title>“Quakerism has ruined me for other faith experiences”</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Great tweetstorm by lifelong Friend Susanna Williams on why she left Quakers and why she remains so attached to Quakers: Quakerism has ruined me for other faith experiences- I was empowered from an early age to have a direct &#38; personal relationship with God, to give vocal ministry (as I first did when I was [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great tweetstorm by lifelong Friend Susanna Williams on why she left Quakers and why she remains so attached to Quakers:</p>
<blockquote><p>Quakerism has ruined me for other faith experiences- I was empowered from an early age to have a direct &amp; personal relationship with God, to give vocal ministry (as I first did when I was 12), to dive into silent worship.</p>
<p>Where are the new Quaker meeting plants? Where are the dinner worship groups? Where is the connection with the Spirit? Where is the space for Friends to encounter and share authentic faith journeys?</p></blockquote>
<p>This reminds me of some of the themes I wrote about in <a href="https://www.quakerranter.org/the_lost_quaker_generation/">The Lost Quaker Generation</a>&nbsp;(turning fifteen this year) and 2013’s <a href="https://www.friendsjournal.org/quakerism-left/">Quakerism Left Me</a>&nbsp;by Betsy Blake. Should the kind of Friends community Susanna’s looking for really be all that rare?&nbsp;Click on the link to read the 10-part story.</p>
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