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Welcoming released prisoners in meeting/church?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Matthew S. 9th month 16, 2010.

 

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Matthew S. replied to Alice Bejnar's discussion 'Welcoming released prisoners in meeting/church?'
As a journalist, I spent a long time writing and researching about religion and prisons back in 2007. The theme that always recurred was that when people were released, they were put back into the same neighborhoods, in the same situations, with no…
9th month 16, 2010
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Forrest Curo replied to Alice Bejnar's discussion 'Welcoming released prisoners in meeting/church?'
I just knew a Friend who took in a homeless mother and child, got the mother to agree to various goals which she had no interest in following-- which established a bad relationship from the beginning. So when the mother/child/world interaction…
9th month 9, 2010
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Alice Bejnar replied to Alice Bejnar's discussion 'Welcoming released prisoners in meeting/church?'
I appreciate reading your responses Forrest and Rosemary. To explain a little better, I surely don't have any plans for anyone's rehab nor any plan to personally impose an ex-prisoner on a meeting particularly. I'm very aware of the…
9th month 9, 2010
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Rosemary Gould replied to Alice Bejnar's discussion 'Welcoming released prisoners in meeting/church?'
I visited women in our local jail for about 10 years. I always hoped that some might try out our meeting, but none ever did. Of course, the situation was different because I wasn't bringing silent worship to them, just meeting with them…
9th month 7, 2010
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Forrest Curo replied to Alice Bejnar's discussion 'Welcoming released prisoners in meeting/church?'
Some people are in prison due to having done truly awful things, and may remain dangerous to certain others in certain circumstances. "Who do I feel safe with?" isn't the only question, given that other members might justly resent…
9th month 6, 2010
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Welcoming released prisoners in meeting/church?

How would I- or my meeting/church- respond to a recently released ex-prisoner who shows up at meeting? How open are we to letting circle of "us" and "we" be permiable and truly loving?Some of the prisoners we have been visiting will, at release, go back to serve parole time to the same town or city where they were convicted of their crime. I percieve that some of these folks have experienced self-worth, hope, and the love of God most strongly through their experience of being a part of Quaker…See More
Discussion posted by Alice Bejnar 9th month 5, 2010
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Alice Bejnar replied to Beth Anne Wiggins's discussion 'What to read?'
Hello Beth, .. you might enjoy any of the books by Daisy Newman. The book that comes to mind first is.. I Take Thee Serenity. It's a sweet book about a young couple planning marriage and discovery of Quaker ways. "Four Doors to Meeting for…
1st month 23, 2010
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Alice Bejnar replied to Faye M. Chapman's discussion 'A Prisoner's concern'
My husband and I are member and attender at Tallahassee Friends Meeting. The Friends Meeting in the prison sounds very much like the group which we became aware of about 6-8 weeks ago. Since that time we have been very actively exchanging letters…
9th month 5, 2009

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Called Out, Called In: Maggie Harrison's Loving Challenge

There is a prophet in our midst, and her name is Maggie Harrison. Rousing many like fire, making my skin itch at being possibly excluded from this club that I don't even belong to, really (when asked if I am a Quaker, I always respond, 'Not yet.'), but want to think I can put on and off like so much-- clothing?And, nakedness. Taking off the mantle of Religious Identity, making space for the un-knowingness of living INTO something, removing armor and scaffold and hard won (or not so hard won)…See More
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Caroline Gulian replied to Elin Hagberg's discussion 'Plain babies and children' in the group Plainness & Simplicity
First of all, Mazel Tov!  Prayers to your pregnancy, may it be a healthy, happy event in your life. With my children, I have raised them with my beliefs, explained why I dress Plain for worship, and leave them with what I have taught in hopes…
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Paula Roberts replied to Elin Hagberg's discussion 'Plain babies and children' in the group Plainness & Simplicity
Congratulations Elin!  I don't have children so I'm going to speculate, but I don't think raising your kids differently from other people is going to injure them at all. Of course I am surrounded by people who are doing that very…
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Barbara Smith replied to Elin Hagberg's discussion 'Plain babies and children' in the group Plainness & Simplicity
Elin - Congratulations! The bigger question you are raising is how to bring up spiritually healthy children in an unhealthy world! We have nine children and homeschooled all of them right from the start. They are amazing people and I know for a fact…
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Mackenzie replied to Lauren Smith's discussion 'Parenting as a Friend'
I'm not a parent, so grain of salt ;) I maintain the opinion that setting a good example from the earliest age is what's important. Consistent rules probably have the best chance of being followed. That's not to say "when…
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Zaley Warkentin replied to Elin Hagberg's discussion 'Plain babies and children' in the group Plainness & Simplicity
My thought would be to provide your child with both options and let them choose day to day... When I was much younger I was dressed both plain and modern, but as I grew older my parents encouraged me to dress mainstream. In my case, I became more…
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I am expecting a baby if everything goes well this summer. I just want to hear if there are any thoughts about teaching and showing the plain way to children. The table is open and I just want to hear what you think about this, is it even possible in today's society to raise children like that?As both me and my partner wear mainly clothes of a modern make we will buy 'normal' clothes for our children but try buy a lot of things second hand or try to swap them with others. When our child is a…See More
Elin Hagberg added a discussion to the group Plainness & Simplicity 13 hours ago
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Daily Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 32 and 1 Corinthians 5

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