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Kevin Camp's Blog Posts Tagged 'purity' (2)
Holidays and Holy Days: An Open Letter
Periodically, I write open letters to my Meeting on its listserve. This particular correspondence was sparked by an article I read in a monthly Quaker periodical. In the beginning, Friends did not celebrate Christmas, believing it to be a tradition foist upon them, and one in contradiction to their beliefs. They faced fines for daring to keep their shops open on Christmas Day. Vandals sometimes broke windows and damaged Quaker-owned businesses. Friends believed that Christmas was a festival…
ContinueAdded by Kevin Camp on 12th mo. 3, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments
Purity is in the Eye of the Beholder
The Quaker artist Edward Hicks is well known among the Religious Society of Friends, but less so among others. Though an adept and respected minister in his own faith, it is for his series of paintings that he is now largely remembered. The reverse was true in his own lifetime. One often considers folk artists like Hicks either charmingly… Continue
Added by Kevin Camp on 12th mo. 13, 2010 at 9:36am — 7 Comments
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