This process should not have the Committee on the Faith and Practice at its center. It should not be a discussion, a “negotiation,” between “this” group of Friends and the Committee and then “that” group of Friends and the Committee with the Committee—in the end—trying to reconcile it all to the satisfaction of all. The process should be, rather, that “this” and “that” group—and all Friends, as individuals and groups—should be talking about the issues involved and, as they do, coming to a unity that, through listening to the conversations, the Committee can express that unity or discern where unity is lacking.
