October 2010
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Postings by Tyler Clementi Hint at His State of... →
It’s eerie to get posthumous glimpses into tragedies like this from online forums. It’s almost Clementi’s last words: “I ran to the nearest R.A. and set this thing in motion. We’ll see what happens.” It seems too thin a line between the determination to seek help and the decision to jump off the bridge.
September 2010
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“There are revolutions, actual political and legal revolutions, that are being...”
– Make The Revolution - Anil Dash
Will T: A People to be Gathered →
Will T: A People to be Gathered. When George Fox climbed Pendle Hill he had a vision of a great people to be gathered. Friends who seek renewal of the Society of Friends use this vision as a…
Bill Clendineng: Waiting Rooms and Worship →
Bill Clendineng: Waiting Rooms and Worship. Traditional Friends worship is a lot like the waiting that happens in a waiting room. It may be quiet but it is not passive. There is a reason for…
By Convincement Iris: Spiritual Hearing Aids →
By Convincement Iris: Spiritual Hearing Aids. During a recent Meeting for Worship, one member admitted he’s having increasing difficulty hearing and has begun to wonder if he needs hearing…
LizOpp: Dangers of today's implicit Quakerism →
LizOpp: Dangers of today’s implicit Quakerism. When we as a community stop talking openly among ourselves about the responsibilities of membership (or of long-term attendance-ship!), then…
George Lakey: Why did you go to jail yesterday? →
George Lakey: Why did you go to jail yesterday?. I dislike arrest and jail, personally. Been there, done that, as long ago as the civil rights movement in the sixties. I dislike the loss of…
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Pew Forum: U.S. Religious Knowledge Survey →
A new survey from the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life:
Atheists and agnostics, Jews and Mormons are among the highest-scoring groups on a new survey of religious knowledge, outperforming evangelical Protestants, mainline Protestants and Catholics on questions about the core teachings, history and leading figures of major world religions. On average, Americans correctly answer 16 of the...
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NCDC Storm Events--tornados, hail, crazy winds, oh... →
My favorite local weather source @nbc40weather mentioned the outside possibility of a tornado today, sparking domestic disharmony as dear wife Julie insisted there have never been tornados in South Jersey. The NCDC Storm Events database is the place to prove all doubters wrong. It’s got all the crazy weather listed there—hail storms, crazy winds. You have to select...
LizOpp: Invite a visitor to lunch →
LizOpp: Invite a visitor to lunch. If we skip that step—asking the visitor, “Do you have any questions about Quakerism?” or “What was your experience like during worship?” or even “What did…
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South Jerseyism circa 1896!, incl. double up,... →
Michael Jay on the FUM Emerging Leaders conference →
Michael Jay on the FUM Emerging Leaders conference. One might comment upon the quality of the ‘emerging leaders’. To be honest, several of the students seemed quite emerged to me, having been…
Mark Wutka: How I Ended Up Leading a... →
How I Ended Up Leading a Semi-Programmed Worship. While I didn’t particularly approve of the semi-programmed worship, I didn’t feel strongly enough to stand in the way. I decided instead just…
Chronicler: Travel in ministry (and the process in... →
Chronicler: Travel in ministry (and the process in Ohio YM). During the past two months, I have felt an increasing call to travel in the ministry. What I am about to post is probably going to…
Brent Bill: What have we to declare? →
Brent Bill: What have we to declare?. I think Quakerism has one of the most winsome invitations ever to offer to people. The heart of Quaker worship is gathering to meet God. The distinctive…
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“Thou me, thou my Dog! If thou thou’st me, I’ll thou thy Teeth down...”
– William Penn, describing opposition to Quaker plain speech.
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“The legacy of religion majors should not be cheese shops. It seems to me that...”
– Meaning of Life 101, with a Minor in Cheese < Killing the Buddha
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Chris M looks back at 20 years with Friends →
Chris M looks back at 20 years with Friends. I went because I didn’t like the buildup of US military forces in Saudi Arabia, following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. The Quakers were speaking out…
Brent Bill: A Modest Proposal for Revitalization... →
Brent Bill: A Modest Proposal for the Revitalization of the Quaker Message. Toward the end of my presentation, I admitted that I had some interest in the future of the Friends message in North…
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How to Map Your Members on a Ning Network →
If you’ve been looking for a way to map your members on the ning platform but have been pulling your hair out waiting on members to ADD THEMSELVES to the member map application, this is the work around for you.
Martin note: I did a similar hack about a year ago—more a proof-of-concept than an actual working design— but this might be a easier solution. Might try it sometime.
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“Though Christianity allows of no Name, or Pretense whatever, for persecuting of...”
– William Penn, “Containing a brief Account of divers Dispensations of God in the World, till the Time He was pleased to raise this despised People called Quakers. (page 7 of my copy)
