1. Quakers In Britain - HomePage This is the Home page of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) the organisation representing the Religious society of friends (Quakers) in Great Britain. http://www.quaker.org.uk/

@import url(/styles/screen.css); Jump to Sitemap Quakers respect the creative power of God in every human being and in the world around us. We work through quiet processes for a world where peaceful means bring about just settlements. Search: HomePage About Quakerism HomePage Support for Meetings Britain Yearly Meeting Publications Bookshop ... BYM Library Quakers in Britain This is the homepage of the Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (or Quakers) in Britain. To find out about Quakers and what they believe in and do, use the About Quakerism tab above. The site is aiming to achieve AAA accessibilty status. Please report any accessibilty problems to Nik Dadson News Find more stories about what Quakers are up to in Britain and overseas in the News and Events Section. Events Wardens' Conference The 2nd Big Outreach Conference Recently Added Documents MM Membership Consultation documents Circles of Support and Accountability in the Thames Valley: The First Three Years Children and Young People Resources for Meetings Under 19s' Site Work With Us Rooms and halls for hire in central London Help using this site Options and information to make using this website easier Sitemap StyleSwitcher Print Friendly Find a Local Quaker Meeting Search by postcode or interactive map Make a Donation Quakers at the UN campaign to end recruitment of child soldiers like this 12 year-old Liberian boy. Help us to continue this vital work by

2. The Religious Society Of Friends Bills itself as the official Quaker home page. Large listing of Quaker links on the Web, plus hosting for a number of Quaker groups. http://www.quaker.org/

The Religious Society of Friends Navigating this web site: Entries are not in alphabetical order but instead age order. New entries are added to the bottom of each section. Use the search function of your browser to locate entries. Please donate to the American Friends Service Committee to help the earthquake and tsunami victims in Asia Quaker.org is mirrored at Summersault Index Introductory Items Quaker Organizations Quaker Meetings Quaker Nursing/Retirement Homes ... Contributors Introductory Items Curious? Want to attend a Quaker meeting Ted Hoare's introductory pamphlet on the RSOF Hans Weening's Meeting the Spirit Joel Gazis-Sax's book list Dan Schlitt's Bibliography of vocal ministry Ed Dommen's Glossaire Quaker Glossary (French and English) Descriptions of Religions and Ethical Systems, of the Quaker flavor How a Quaker Meeting for Business works. Quakers and the Political Process - an exhibit by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Quaker Organizations Categories of organizations Quaker-originated schools Quaker-originated colleges and universities Quaker bookstores The big three umbrella organizations Friends General Conference Friends United Meeting Evangelical Friends International Friends World Committee for Consultation ... Asia/West Pacific Section Quaker Retreat Centers Pendle Hill Ben Lomond Quaker Center Powell House , the NYYM retreat center.

3. THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) AND HOMOSEXUALITY Excerpts taken from statements on the topics of homosexuality and bisexuality, and related resources. http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_quak.htm

THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) AND HOMOSEXUALITY Click Here to Visit our Sponsors. Quaker congregations are almost completely autonomous. There exists no central general assembly or main authority within the Society of Friends that can make definitive statements of policy for the entire denomination. Instead, Quakers have regional "meetings" at which a group of congregations gather. Most Christians and Christian groups can be sorted into three categories: conservative, mainline and liberal. Quakers cover the full range. And this is displayed in their beliefs about homosexuality and bisexuality. The following are excerpts taken from their statements on the topic: British Quakers In 1963, British Quakers published a book "Towards a Quaker View of Sex" . It put forth the argument that it was not the gender and sexual orientation of a person that mattered; it was the depth of feeling they have for each other. "Where there is a genuine tenderness, an openness to responsibility, and the seed of commitment, God is surely not shut out. Can we not say that God can enter any relationship in which there is a measure of selfless love?" Subsequently, the

4. Society Of Friends Group formed by George Fox and originally known as the Friends of Truth. Central dogma was that of the inner light, communicated directly to the individual soul by Christ. Eventually became known as Quakers. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REquakers.htm

Society of Friends Spartacus USA History British History Second World War ... Email In 1643 George Fox , a shoemaker from Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire , began toured the country giving sermons where he argued that consecrated buildings and ordained ministers were irrelevant to the individual seeking God. Three years later Fox had a divine revelati on that inspired him to preach a gospel of brotherly love. Fox formed a group called the Friends of Truth. Later they became known as the Society of Friends. Fox's central dogma was that of the inner light, communicated directly to the individual soul by Christ. After 1656 followers of Fox refused to attend Anglican services or pay tithes . This resulted in George Fox being arrested. According to Fox's journal, Justice Bennet of Derby "was the first that called us Quakers, because I bade them tremble at the word of the Lord". Eventually members of the Society of Friends became known as Quakers During the reign of Charles II , 13,562 were arrested and imprisoned in England and 198 were transported as slaves, and 338 died in prison or of wounds received in violent assaults on their meetings. The Society of Friends continued to grow and by 1660 Fox had made more than 20,000 converts and missionaries were at work in Ireland

5. Canadian Yearly Meeting Of The Religious Society Of Friends (Quakers) The Religious society of friends (Quakers) is a historic peace church with Meetings from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island. http://www.quaker.ca/

Canadian Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Go to the site Index Quote of the Month From the work in progress: Faith and Practice for Canadian Yearly Meeting CYM session, August 13-20; Augustana University College, Camrose, Alberta. See What's New! Search this Site Featured link What's a Quaker? Want to know more? Contact Contact and Info An Introduction to Quakers Find Quaker Groups in Canada List of Friends Serving CYM Calendar of Events ... Search this Site Upcoming Events Calendar of Events Western Half Yearly Meeting Margaret Slavin's travels Publications The Canadian Friend CF Reader Survey Results Canadian Quaker Pamphlets Quaker Book Service Catalogue ... Friends Journal CYM Committees Committee Descriptions (PDF File) Travel Claim Forms Canadian Friends Service Committee Consultation and Renewal Working Group Home Mission and Advancement Committee ... Clerks of CYM committees sign up here to become a CYM calendar updater Other CYM Links CYM Minutes CYM Trustees Archives of CYM Canadian Young Friends YM ... Web Site Usage Policy Resources Learn how to use the Internet CYM Lending Library Catalog of Old Quaker Writings Quaker Resource Page What's new?

6. Qweb Information about Friends (Quakers) in Australia, including publications and contacts. http://www.quakers.org.au/

Contact us Accommodation Quaker publications Quaker funds ... About Quakers Quaker Meetings are a spiritual community where individuals who are seeking to deepen their experience of the spirit can find a source of strength, enlightenment and love. Meetings are also committed to expressing 'Faith in action', where those who have deep concerns about the world can find support and sustenance in working towards improvements. Our official name is 'The Religious Society of Friends', and we call each other 'Friends' Guidelines for living the Quaker way are included in Quaker Advices and Queries Quakers and peace Quaker testimonies ... Public Statements Backhousia citriodora, named for 19th century Quaker James Backhouse, who walked much of Australia, and named many plant species News and Events The Friends School Staff Vacancies www.friends.tas.edu.au Devonshire Street Open Day Quakers in 21st Century Business, Finding Clarity and Leading Conference at Woodbrooke 16 November 2005 Woodbrooke College, Birmingham, UK, is holding a conference for Quakers in business, and those from any background who wish to explore the dilemmas faced in business from a spritiual perspective. The Conference wil be a Meeting for Worship for the conduct of business, designed to move on from 'Good Business: Ethics at Work' (available from Friends' Bookshop for five pounds, to produce a 21st century testimony grounded in the experience of Friends in business. Cost: 30 pounds for members; 40 pounds non-members, Thought for the Day Do you respect that of God in everyone?

7. The Religious Society Of Friends The Religious society of friends. Navigating this web site Entries are not in alphabetical order but instead age order. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

8. Facts About Friends As a Peace Church, the society of friends has always played a leading part in The Religious society of friends is an Alternative Christianity which http://www.quaker.org/friends.html

Facts About Friends by Ted Hoare member of Australia Yearly Meeting Welcome to our Meeting This leaflet provides a brief introduction to the Religious Society of Friends and we hope it will stimulate requests for further information which is available in other publications. Our Christian Background The origins of the Society are found in the seventeenth century in England, a time when many were questioning the established beliefs of the age. George Fox (1625-1691) did not find answers to his questions in any of the churches of his day. Out of his searching came the spiritual message which swept a large part of the country and which resulted in the formation of the Religious Society of Friends. Friends witnessed to an Alternative Christianity quite distinct from the churches of the time. As a result they were persecuted both by Cromwell's Puritan government and by the restored government of Charles II. Fox did not intend to start a new sect. He wanted to persuade the church to return to what it had been in the days of the Apostles. He proclaimed the early preaching of Peter (Acts, chapter 2 and 3) that Jesus, who had been present in the flesh, had risen from the dead and was now come in the Spirit. That Jesus acted in the hearts of his followers purifying and empowering them. Pursuing Peter's teaching, Fox called for a radical, egalitarian, spirit-filled Christianity that would not be oppressive of people on account of race, sex, or class. He maintained that the message of the early church had been lost when the church became institutionalized and believed that he, and others with him, could stand in exactly the same state as Apostles, with the same power to teach, to heal, and to prophesy that the Apostles had.

9. Quaker Café Notes on discussions over coffee of social science related subjects by people connected with the Religious society of friends (Quakers). http://www.web.net/~peaceweb/cafmain.html

10. RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) RELIGIOUS society of friends http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

11. American Friends Service Committee - Quaker Values In Action The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

12. Redirect Quaker Information Center You are being forwarded to this page's new location at http//www.quakerinfo.org/ . Please update your bookmarks. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

13. RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) The Religious society of friends is near the opposite end of the religious spectrum. They rely heavily upon spiritual searching by individual members, http://www.religioustolerance.org/quaker.htm

RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS) Click Here to Visit our Sponsors. Most faith groups have specific beliefs that their membership is expected to follow. Sometimes, as in the case of the Roman Catholic church, these requirements are numerous. The Religious Society of Friends is near the opposite end of the religious spectrum. They rely heavily upon spiritual searching by individual members, individual congregations and meetings (regional assemblies). This makes the Quakers difficult to describe in a short essay. We attempt here to portray mainstream Quaker practice. Some Quaker meetings at the liberal and evangelical ends of the spectrum differ significantly from what is covered below. European history: The movement was founded in England by George Fox (1624-1691), a nonconformist religious reformer. At the age of 19, he left home on a four year search, seeking answers to questions which had troubled him since his childhood. He sought guidance from a variety of the country's spiritual leaders. He gradually became disillusioned with those leaders and with the existing Christian denominations. At the age of 23, he heard a voice, saying "there is one, even Christ Jesus, who can speak to thy condition"

14. Friends General Conference Quakers In The Unprogrammed Tradition of the Religious society of friends (Quaker) WELCOME TO QUAKERISM SUMMER GATHERING BOOKSTORE. What is FGC? http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

15. Pendle Hill Home Page Pendle Hill was founded in 1930 by members of the Religious society of friends (Quakers) and is open to people of all faiths. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

16. Britain Yearly Meeting Of The Religious Society Of Friends Main UK site for the Religious society of friends. Offers overview, under 19s, social witness, structure, yearly meeting, publications and events. http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

17. $1 Billion Clean-up Settlements Reached With Baltimore Co. And On Jan.11, 2005, the Anacostia Watershed Society, the Audubon Naturalist Society, the Friends of Sligo Creek, and the Natural Resources http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

18. Religious Society Of Friends - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia The Religious society of friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious The name Religious society of friends came many years later, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Society_of_Friends

Wikimedia needs your help in the final days of its fund drive. See our fundraising page The Red Cross and other charities also need your help. Religious Society of Friends From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Part of the series on Christianity History of Christianity Apostles Ecumenical councils ... Christian ecumenism The Religious Society of Friends , commonly known as Quakers , or Friends , is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century . Quakers are counted among the historic peace churches , and have congregations scattered across the world. Since its origins in England, Quakerism has spread to other countries, chiefly the United States Kenya and Bolivia . The number of Quakers in the world is relatively small (approximately 600,000), although there are places, such as Philadelphia, PA US, in which Quaker influence is concentrated. Contents Basic divisions and organization Names History Beliefs and practices of Friends ... edit Basic divisions and organization Like many movements, Religious Society of Friends has evolved, changed, and split into various smaller subgroups. It is difficult to describe the Religious Society of Friends without making numerous qualifications and listing exceptions. In order to understand other aspects of the Religious Society of Friends, it is helpful to understand the basic divisions and organization. In Britain there has been a high level of organizational unity throughout the history of the Society. The local Friends meetings there are called 'preparative meetings'. Several local meetings are part of a '

19. Friends United Meeting - Quaker - Christian Ministry, Publications Friends United Meeting online describes Quakers, Religious society of friends, and the programs of Friends United Meeting. Friends United Meeting is http://tmsyn.wc.ask.com/r?t=an&s=hb&uid=24312681243126812&sid=343126

20. Religious Society Of Friends - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Religious society of friends in New ZealandFaith, practices, activities and contact information for Aotearoa/New Zealand Yearly Meeting of the Religious society of friends (Quakers). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Friends

Wikimedia needs your help in the final days of its fund drive. See our fundraising page Over US$225,000 has been donated so far! Other charities also need your help. Religious Society of Friends From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from Society of Friends Part of the series on Christianity History of Christianity Apostles Ecumenical councils ... Christian ecumenism The Religious Society of Friends , commonly known as Quakers , or Friends , is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century . Quakers are counted among the historic peace churches , and have congregations scattered across the world. Since its origins in England, Quakerism has spread to other countries, chiefly the United States Kenya and Bolivia . The number of Quakers in the world is relatively small (approximately 600,000), although there are places, such as Philadelphia, PA US, in which Quaker influence is concentrated. Contents Basic divisions and organization Names History Beliefs and practices of Friends ... edit Basic divisions and organization Like many movements, Religious Society of Friends has evolved, changed, and split into various smaller subgroups. It is difficult to describe the Religious Society of Friends without making numerous qualifications and listing exceptions. In order to understand other aspects of the Religious Society of Friends, it is helpful to understand the basic divisions and organization.

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