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Changing governments and groups
Started this discussion. Last reply by Forrest Curo 7th month 14, 2012. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Hello friends,The following came my way and I share it with permission of the email's author:"My mother has been going through and reading old family letters. My great aunt was in Japan in 1966 and…Continue
Is this mess all because we are a community?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Olivia 5th month 19, 2012. 4 Replies 0 Likes
I'd like to speculate that everything we don't like about Quakers (from who is in our meeting and how they handle things, to the conflicts that weigh on us, to the direction that the whole Society is…Continue
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Olivia replied to Timothy Bruffy's discussion 'Civil War.'"What a great story! Yes, it helps to have these kind of examples.
I wonder how many times someone showed a glimpse of "we're all in this together" to the other side, during that war. When you think…"
Olivia replied to Timothy Bruffy's discussion 'Civil War.'"Hi Timothy! I just enjoyed a web search for saints of the civil war -- trying to find examples of anyone who may have chosen this path, or at least an example of what it might have looked like. The best clues I have at this point are…"
Olivia replied to Stephen Petter's discussion 'Concerned about 'non-theistic Quakerism'. (An oxymoron!)'"Yes, it's difficult as I find that I agree with both Howard's perspective and Thomas Merton's. We have no way to talk about ultimate Truth other than with words! Many times, people show by their words…"
Olivia replied to Timothy Bruffy's discussion 'Civil War.'"Yes to all you are saying, Timothy, but also this:
Jesus Himself submitted to this death-purpose evident within society. He cast it out while it was given him to do, and ultimately surrendered his life, to allow people to have all the…"
Olivia replied to Stephen Petter's discussion 'Concerned about 'non-theistic Quakerism'. (An oxymoron!)'"Hello David,
Thank you for your thoughtful and powerful post. However, please do note the following in Stephen Petter's comment just prior to yours:
What he says is true and is contrary to your statement that " Nontheism seems…"
Olivia replied to Timothy Bruffy's discussion 'Civil War.'"Hello Timothy,
Your post got me thinking:
Jesus wants that we "shall not kill" -- and yet that we be willing and ready to die... for our friends, or even for our enemies's sake.
This makes me envision another situation in…"
"We have the story of Jesus weeping over the fate of Jerusalem. I don't think that caring about this Earth and what happens to people here is a no-no. Outcomes, however, are all too karma-dependent.
No humans have been lastingly-injured in the…"
Olivia replied to Olivia's discussion 'Changing governments and groups'"The day after my previous post I came across this quote from GF on the Quaker Jane site:
http://quakerjane.com/index.php?fuseaction=daily_fox.&myMonth=07&myDay=10
Perhaps my struggle is that I am "to the Earth glewed" and deeply…"
Olivia replied to Olivia's discussion 'Changing governments and groups'"A beautiful vision, Howard! More on that below....
Forrest -- you said of Jesus:
I would agree then that God / Jesus was already in charge on another level, and knew it, and from that level commanded only…"
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And how well have you succeeded in influencing your own nation recently?"
Howard Brod replied to Olivia's discussion 'Changing governments and groups'"Wow. Can you imagine the power to influence other nations if "love one another" was the message and basis of the US foreign policy, not to mention our domestic policy.
I can't help but wonder why this couldn't be a policy…"
"Anyone who's thoroughly looked into the historical background of Jesus' fatal trip to Jerusalem in the synoptic gospels -- can see that he is in fact implying a claim to be recognized as the legitimate ruler of Judea. He is not, that is,…"
Olivia posted a discussionChanging governments and groups
Hello friends,The following came my way and I share it with permission of the email's author:"My mother has been going through and reading old family letters. My great aunt was in Japan in 1966 and this is an excerpt from a letter that her father sent her. ...The turmoil in the world and all around us is so confusing it is hard to know what we think or believe at times. But if we only stop and think about it we realize that even Christ did not change governments or groups of people, he only…See More
Olivia commented on Jim Wilson's blog post 'The Heresy Of Silence'"Bill and Jim: thank you each for your comments on the honored guest. I love this and to learn how that compares to your Zen Buddhism, Jim.
Forrest: thank you for the clear example of how worship sharing might go. I do…"
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