Dance Party Erupts During Quaker Meeting for Worship

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"Christ's living appearance within me has drawn me out of the reflective nature and the process…"

2nd month 26

"God is also more than anyone's experience of God. It's not that we can contain God in a…"

2nd month 26

"Hello Thomas, Through the immanent appearance of eternal life itself inshining upon me, I am drawn…"

2nd month 26

"I'd rather encourage people to examine the Bible sympathetically than discourage them from…"

2nd month 23

"Instead of floundering and thrashing around to find a way to conceptualize God, Turn to the Bible…"

2nd month 23

"Masculine _nouns_? A word like "Godd-ess" would imply that 'God's were normally…"

2nd month 22

"To hear God referred to in masculine nouns and pronouns feels to me like a slap in the face to the…"

2nd month 22

Comment by Frederick Martin on 1st mo. 16, 2010 at 2:40pm: I think that in the context of FGC YMs, he's actually being intriguing for just mentioning Christ positively. The real joke/point/fun/message of the video is to see all these Friends at an oh-so-silent meeting for worship get moved (by the Spirit, right?) into dancing. So, he's encouraging staid-and-stuffy silent Friends to get involved in their religion, go deeper, sing and dance in worship, and start getting some kind of relationship with Christ. What more could you ask? :-) (Reposted from my YouTube comments.)

Comment by Alice Yaxley on 8th mo. 8, 2009 at 4:57pm: Did you see that this artist, Jon Watts, has written about what led him to write this? He is trying to express a particular attitude that he encountered as a young man in FGC, and encourages people to consider what they mean by christianity and to engage with people they encounter who relate to the chorus lyrics.

Comment by Rsquared on 8th mo. 8, 2009 at 4:00pm: Pendle Hill is a wonderful place to commune with God. The diversity of Friends is definitely on display here in this video. I am decidedly and passionately Christian, but truly appreciate these words of truth spoken in love.

Comment by John L-M on 8th mo. 5, 2009 at 12:32pm: Friend, speaks my mind!

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