The Atlantic https://www.quakerranter.org/tag/the-atlantic/ A Weekly Newsletter and Blog from Martin Kelley Sun, 10 May 2020 00:48:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.quakerranter.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropped-qr-512.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 The Atlantic https://www.quakerranter.org/tag/the-atlantic/ 32 32 16720591 The Quaker values of a Quaker school questioned in The Atlantic https://www.quakerranter.org/the-quaker-values-of-a-quaker-school-questioned-in-the-atlantic/ https://www.quakerranter.org/the-quaker-values-of-a-quaker-school-questioned-in-the-atlantic/#respond Sat, 09 May 2020 21:30:51 +0000 https://www.quakerranter.org/?p=62005 The elite Sidwell Friends accepting $5 million of emergency Corona small business relief money has been floating in the news for over a week now but this article in The Atlantic hits where it hurts, focusing on the school’s use of “Quaker values” to justify its actions. It namechecks John Woolman and the Fry family, then quotes three prominent academic Friends (David Harrington Watt, Paul Anderson, and Stephen Angell).


When Quakers Become Takers

When Quakers Become Takers

Sidwell Friends, one of the nation’s most elite private schools, cites its religious values in seeking government money.
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A few thoughts: it’s great to see an article on Friends actually go out and interview Friends. The reporter obviously knew that focusing a critique on “Quaker values” would get a reaction from some quarters.

There’s a great conversation about this on a Facebook thread. Paul Anderson says he was selectively quoted and told the reporter that a case could be made that Quaker fiscal responsibility might well preclude using endowment funds for operating expenses.

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