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Posted by James Riemermann on Sep 01 2007 | Tagged as: Draft Chapters, Faith and Practice
These are some traditional words which may be used for a Quaker marriage certificate.
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Posted by James Riemermann on Aug 14 2007 | Tagged as: Draft Chapters, Faith and Practice
These are possible questions which may help a clearness committee for marriage as it meets with a couple. None of them are required. The most important role of the Clearness Committee for marriage is to allow the Spirit to work with the group, as they are preparing for their meetings and as they [...]
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Posted by James Riemermann on May 16 2007 | Tagged as: Draft Chapters, Faith and Practice, Testimonies
The Roots of our Peace Witness
The classic oft quoted statement of the Quaker Peace Testimony is the Declaration to King Charles II of 1660 signed by twelve Friends including George Fox, one of the founders of the Religious Society of Friends. The Declaration is about 4-1/2 pages long and only part of it is [...]
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Posted by James Riemermann on May 16 2007 | Tagged as: Draft Chapters, Faith and Practice, Testimonies
The Quaker witness for peace is as relevant today as ever and speaks powerfully to a world afflicted with suffering, violence, and war. We have a vision of a peaceable kingdom, here and now, in which the Divine leads us to reject any form of violence as a means to deal with evil and [...]
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Posted by James Riemermann on Apr 30 2007 | Tagged as: Draft Chapters, Faith and Practice
Marriage joins two people in Divine care and an on-going relationship to fully share their lives. We believe this union is something not lightly entered into, as it is a planned lifelong commitment. Marriage brings two unique individuals into a new entity, one of joy, grace, respect and care for the other.
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Posted by Northern Yearly Meeting on Jun 24 2006 | Tagged as: Draft Chapters, Faith and Practice
“But ask the animals, and they will teach you,
or the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
or speak to the earth, and it will teach you.
or let the fish of the sea inform you.”
-Job 12.7-8
“It would go a great way to caution and direct people in their Use of the World, that they [...]
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