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- I was a Quaker for about 4 decades. Longtime member of a liberal meeting while also an affiliate member of a conservative meeting. Dropped my membership in Friends and joined Cedar Ridge Community Church. Still interested in Christian renewal among Friends, and in cross-fertilization between Friends and the Emerging Church movement. Run QuakerInfo.com
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An Open Letter to President Barack Obama, Christmas 2010
Posted on 12th mo. 25, 2010 at 10:31am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Merry Christmas, Mr. President, to you and your lovely family.
In your Christmas radio message you said, "many are fighting halfway around the globe – in hopes that someday, our children and grandchildren won’t have to." I believe that you were sincere in saying that, but I ask you to look at that statement in light of the facts of history.
Many of your predecessors said the same thing with respect to the wars they were fighting. People on both sides of every war seem to say… Continue
In your Christmas radio message you said, "many are fighting halfway around the globe – in hopes that someday, our children and grandchildren won’t have to." I believe that you were sincere in saying that, but I ask you to look at that statement in light of the facts of history.
Many of your predecessors said the same thing with respect to the wars they were fighting. People on both sides of every war seem to say… Continue
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