By Anthony Manousos … Are blogs and social networking Quakerly, and if so, why? This is a question which practitioners of most religions probably don’t bother asking, but Quakers like to question everything, so I felt it might be helpful to explain why I think blogging is…
by Rachel Stacy … Balancing several writing projects while touring another country is proving challenging but in these liminal spaces I feel incredibly aware of the world around me and my own processing of all these experiences. Yesterday in effort to get something out for this…
By Anthony Manousos … Rachel’s blog on fasting and Lent has prompted some responses from readers that I would like to address. First, a Muslim reader noted that Lent and Ramadan seem very similar. While both involve fasting, there are also profound differences between…
By Rachel Stacy … … In contemplating things that people give up for Lent, my attention turned to the debate among…
The hearings on Islamic Radicalization by Congressman Peter King raise many issues that deeply concern the interfaith community. Why are Muslims being singled out for this investigation? What impact will targeting Muslims in this way have on religious freedom in America? Will…
By Rachel Stacy … The ritual of Lent usually involves the individual giving up something until the Easter celebration. Often I hear about people giving up chocolate, sugar, fast-food, or smoking. Occasionally the more rebellious Lent-followers declare that instead of giving…
by Rachel Stacy, QUF member … Each year on Ash Wednesday, I…
By Rachel Stacey … Member of QUF and student at the Earlham School of Religion … Freshman year of high school, I picked up a flyer for YouthQuake, a national Quaker conference, at the thanksgiving conference of…
by Anthony Manousos … … If you had any doubts…
By Anthony Manousos … When Marcus Borg was invited to speak at the FGC Gathering by QUF, I asked him about the challenges of interfaith dialogue. “The biggest challenge is not interfaith dialogue,” he replied…
