![]() Meetings for Worship take place in silence, unless anyone feel moved to ‘minister’ and speak to the Meeting. In the 20th century, the Society became heavily associated with the Peace movement and pacifism, in the 21st century it is becoming associated with Environmental issues of the world. ![]() ![]() Renowned for their honesty, some built up large and successful businesses: Clarks shoes, Cadbury’s Fry’s and Rowntree’s chocolates, Huntley & Palmers biscuits. 200 years, Quakers became tradesmen, industrialists, doctors, engineers and scientists. Excluded from many forms of employment for c. Early Quakers were persecuted and imprisoned until the Toleration Act of 1689 granted the right to religious freedom. Inspired by George Fox, people sought an alternative, calling themselves “the Friends of Truth”. The Religious Society of Friends (or Quakers) began in 1643 in the UK, at a time of growing disillusionment with the established church. Our inner experience leads us to be committed to equality, peace, simplicity and truth all of which we try to live out in our lives. Our vision is of a world of justice, peace and equality. Quakers today do not look any different from other people, although we try to avoid extravagance and excess. It has roots in Christianity and many Quakers find the life and teachings of Jesus inspirational, but we have no creed. Quakerism is a way of life, rather than a set of beliefs. Quakers seek to experience God directly, within ourselves and in our relationships with others and the world around us. This is one person’s attempt to answer the impossible. A strange question to ask during the coronavirus pandemic, but perhaps not so strange big questions are asked by everybody, especially in times of need.
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