5.11.08 Quaker thought and action

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We're left without our moral compass.

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We need to learn how to celebrate and develop our resilience. When we can do that, we bring life back into our lives and into the lives of our communities.

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Refusal to fight with weapons is not surrender -- we are not passive when threatened by the greedy, the cruel, the tyrant, and the unjust.

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The poor and the youth of this nation must be given a say -- not a token!

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What is being revealed is the fragility of Western political and economic "solutions" for Africa.

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What changes can we make so that Kenyans can promise each other, "Never again"?

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Tension existed between the CO "girls," who were conscientious objectors in their own right, and church leaders, who utilized them to raise the esprit de corps of male conscientious objectors.

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Stories from centuries of Quaker peacemaking have much to offer those of us seeking to practice peace today. I don't know about you, but I need guidance and inspiration for the humble, daily walk of practicing peace. Being preached at doesn't help, nor does being told to suppress my anger and be nice. Nor, in fact, does having peacemaking saints and heroes held up and idealized, because I compare myself to them and feel inadequate.

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Paul Lacey on Crime and Punishment and War and Peace

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We needed to create a conference that would educate Friends and move us to action without being overwhelmed or causing despair and paralysis -- an excellent spiritual curriculum challenge.