Civilization is in a race between education and catastrophe. Let us learn the truth and spread it as far and wide as our circumstances allow. For the truth is the greatest weapon we have. — H.G. Wells I heard the Wells quote from my father many years ago. Both he and my mother had been … Read more
A Friend in Charlotte Friends Meeting, recently shared this message in the Meeting’s e-circle along with a link to the article. I saw this article referenced in The New Yorker over the weekend and was able to review it today. I have found this type of writing practice to be helpful and thought provoking in … Read more
“Honest to god, I’ve never seen anything like it . . . We look at these comparative cases in the 21st century, like Hungary and Poland and Turkey. And in a lot of respects, this is worse . . . These first two months have been much more aggressively authoritarian than almost any other comparable … Read more
In her January 28, 2025 column Diana Butler Bass begins with some reflections from a meeting with a group of faith leaders. The Rev. Traci Blackmon offered a reflection to the gathering about hope and resilience in the midst of the current political turmoil and crisis. “Every day,” she said, “I look at a photograph … Read more
Diana Butler Bass’ column in The Cottage for today is well worth reading and pondering. This is how she begins: We come to the most reflective, and most discomforting, time of the Christian calendar: Lent. This is the hard season. A time of repentance and repair. The Ash Wednesday passage from the Hebrew scriptures is … Read more
After what happened Friday I’ve been reading several other countries news reports. This is by: Dr. Liraz Margalit is a psychology professor at Reichman University, lecturer, and writer with a specialization in game theory and behavioral economics. Link to article
What does Jesus have to say about nonviolence? Why love your enemies? A clip from our rector’s sermon on Sunday. Difficult words that we need to hear.
Christmas card from the American Friends Service Committee, As I was reading the February 28, 2025 newsletter of Friends Committee on National Legislation, the section about the Trump administration’s termination of foreign aid contracts stood out: The Trump administration announced it is terminating nearly 10,000 foreign aid contracts and grants, leaving only 1,200. This is … Read more
From the Quaker Call to Action: We on the Urgent Call Steering Committee are writing to bring you up to date on our leading, our plan for another national zoom call, and to encourage you to consider some immediate actions to be taking. Right now, we are under the weight of the serious political and … Read more
one small thing we can do to resist: see this PDF.