Lets Talk About Quakerism

[Truthseeker]

With all those splits in the Quaker church, I don't know what Quaker organization I grew up in. I didn't know until after I was a Baha'i that there were splits when I read the history of Quakers that my parents had that I borrowed. Naturally I was interested in the religious roots of my family.

 

[Truthseeker]

An Academy Award-nominated film about a Quaker family during the Civil War called Friendly Persuasion with Gary Cooper. I don't know if it stands the test of time or not, I haven't seen it in very many years.

Friendly Persuasion (1956) ⭐ 7.3 | Drama, Family, Romance

2h 17m | Approved

www.imdb.com

Believe it or not I have a lot of Quaker ancestors including some that lived then, but I've never seen that movie.

 

[VoidCat]

Yes, James Cadbury started the Cadbury chocolate company. There also exists Barclays bank started by Quakers in London.

This is from Wikipedia about James Naylor:

Beginning in 1656, Fox expressed concerns to Nayler that both Nayler's ministry and that of his associate Martha Simmonds were becoming over-enthusiastic and erratic. Fox's concerns apparently centred specifically on Nayler allowing a group of his followers to see in Nayler himself in some sense a great prophet or even a messiah figure.[2] On 21 and 22 September 1656,[3][4] Fox visited Nayler twice in prison at Exeter and admonished him. Over the visits, Nayler continued to reject Fox's words. Prominent Quaker author Rufus M. Jones provides a description of the strained encounter:


James Nayler - Wikipedia

Yes. And him riding a horse mimicking Palm Sunday would be how he ended up getting lashed branded and such for blasphemy.

 

[RestlessSoul]

Solomon Eccles preached about the end times naked. The early Quakers were wild.

Lot of beef going around and lot of wild stories.

Did he invent the Eccles Cake?

 

[VoidCat]

Did he invent the Eccles Cake?

No one knows who did that but James Birch was the first person to sell them commercially. He lived in Eccles, England.

 

[RestlessSoul]

No one knows who did that but James Birch was the first person to sell them commercially. He lived in Eccles, England.

They make nice ones in my local bakery

 

[VoidCat]

They make nice ones in my local bakery

They look good

 

[Truthseeker]

Yes. And him riding a horse mimicking Palm Sunday would be how he ended up getting lashed branded and such for blasphemy.

Right.

 

[Spice]

October 2024 Friends Journal

We Pray For Children
We Have Never Met

who live under bombs falling __ children
nearby who have lost more than anyone

should ever lose in a lifetime
living in tents, among mud

and for mothers who send their children
out each morning to queue

for a day's ration of soup to keep
the family from starving __ children

who have become wise
in the cruelty of the world __ children

who have seen white body bags
have heard adults mourning losses __ children

who stand with mouths agape, eyes
wide as saucers as they learn

what the world is, what hate looks like
our prayers are our only weapons

politicians spew political dogma, alliances
and treaties as they call for peace

but there is no peace as barefoot children gingerly carry pots of soup back to their tents

~Ellen June Wright
as published in "Friends Journal" 10/2024

 

[Martin]

I have Quaker friends and have been to unprogrammed meetings (silent worship), I think they are on the liberal side of Quakers. Nice people, though I find their theology rather muddled. Some believe that God is "out there", some believe that God is "in here", others don't believe in God at all.

 

[Spice]

I have Quaker friends and have been to unprogrammed meetings (silent worship), I think they are on the liberal side of Quakers. Nice people, though I find their theology rather muddled. Some believe that God is "out there", some believe that God is "in here", others don't believe in God at all.

Basic theology is an ever growing personal relationship with the Spirit. There's no obstacle to cause a fall into "judgement" of others, there is an opportunity to live sincerely in one's personal beliefs, and there's an openness to change if so called for by the Spirit. Defining what kind of Quaker one wishes to be is determined by that personal relationship with the Spirit through the teachings of Jesus, the originator of LoveThyNeighbor (No Exceptions) message.

The Quaker principles for living are identified as the SPICES acronym:
S - simplicity
P - peace
I - integrity
C - community
E - equality/equity
S - stewardship/sustainability

Beyond the above, there are no boundaries of belief. There are, however, meetings for those who are more comfortable with structure.

I am not a member of The Society of Friends, but I am as much Quaker as I am anything.

Namaste

 

[Martin]

Basic theology is an ever growing personal relationship with the Spirit. There's no obstacle to cause a fall into "judgement" of others, there is an opportunity to live sincerely in one's personal beliefs, and there's an openness to change if so called for by the Spirit. Defining what kind of Quaker one wishes to be is determined by that personal relationship with the Spirit through the teachings of Jesus, the originator of LoveThyNeighbor (No Exceptions) message.

The Quaker principles for living are identified as the SPICES acronym:
S - simplicity
P - peace
I - integrity
C - community
E - equality/equity
S - stewardship/sustainability

Beyond the above, there are no boundaries of belief. There are, however, meetings for those who are more comfortable with structure.

I am not a member of The Society of Friends, but I am as much Quaker as I am anything.

Namaste

Not all Quakers are Christian these days, and not all Quakers believe in Spirit. And SPICES could have been written by a humanist. Just saying.

 

[teage]

There's a city with a Quaker Oats plant about an hour from here. Sometimes it smells horrible when you drive through. Not sure why.

You think that's bad?, you should smell the inside of a meat processing plant. I had to do some renovation in one, the smell stays in your cloths.

 

[Spice]

You think that's bad?, you should smell the inside of a meat processing plant. I had to do some renovation in one, the smell stays in your cloths.

Try halfway between meat processing plants (2) and a paper mill! You do get used to it though.

 

[Balthazzar]

I have Quaker friends and have been to unprogrammed meetings (silent worship), I think they are on the liberal side of Quakers. Nice people, though I find their theology rather muddled. Some believe that God is "out there", some believe that God is "in here", others don't believe in God at all.

Nice people has been my experience also, and I noticed somewhat liberal. I've had discussions with a quantum physicist who labeled himself a quaker. It has been over a decade now.

 

[JustGeorge]

You think that's bad?, you should smell the inside of a meat processing plant. I had to do some renovation in one, the smell stays in your cloths.

I've driven past one.

I avoid it when I can.

 

[ChatwithGod]

Quakerism centers on the belief in the "Inner Light," an inner spiritual presence that guides each person. They value simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship of the earth.