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Saturday | MSNBC

Friends remember bicyclist killed on Tech's campus

Tinker, who was from Portland, Oregon, had been in Blacksburg all week for a conference for Quakers called the "Religious Society of Friends." On Friday, the more than 13 hundred Quakers attending the conference were trying to deal with her death during the last full day of their gathering.

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Related Topix: Portland, OR, Religion

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Blogs.newsobserver.com

Students sought for summer service

Durham's First Presbyterian Church and Society of Friends are sponsoring a secular Service Week for high-school students.

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Related Topix: Religion, Education Etc.

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Roanoke Times

Activist says it's time that Christianity got a makeover - roanoke.com

"They must not make preachers the way they used to," a fellow airline passenger told Shane Claiborne recently.

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Related Topix: Activism, Religion, Charlottesville, VA, Roanoke Metro, Roanoke, VA, Charlottesville Metro

Sun Jun 28, 2009

PhillyBurbs.com

Celebrating local Quaker tradition

The year was 1809. James Madison was president, and only 17 states made up the Union.

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Related Topix: Religion, Moorestown, NJ

Thu Jun 25, 2009

News Journal

Historical modernity

Nature was ravaging this town's historic Quaker meeting house; termites ate at the foundation and air seeped through cracks in the circa-1805 window frames.

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Related Topix: Camden, DE, Bethany Beach, DE, Religion, Dover, DE, Dover Metro

Tue Jun 23, 2009

Weekday Magazine - Azerbaijan

Ethnomusicologist Discusses Taliban Vs. Musicians

"I hadn't realized...how severe the prohibition against music in Peshawar is today," says John Baily.

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Related Topix: World News, Pakistan, Asia, Afghanistan, Religion

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Ekklesia Daily News

Quakers join calls for Unarmed Forces Day

British Quakers have formally given their backing to calls for an Unarmed Forces Day.

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Related Topix: Religion, Christian

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Eastbourne Today

Christian group shuns armed forces day

A RELIGIOUS group based in Seaford is shunning a fundraising event in the town which is being held to honour all serving and ex-serving men and women.

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Related Topix: Religion

Tue Jun 16, 2009

The Independent

TheYoung Greens at their 2008 convention

With Parliament's public image at an all-time low, and the stench of scandal in the air, who'd choose a career as an MP? Simon Usborne meets the Westminster wannabes TheYoung Greens at their 2008 convention enlarge It's lunchtime on Saturday in Reading and the Oracle, one of the biggest shopping centres in the Home Counties, is so rammed with ...

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Related Topix: Religion

Wed Jun 10, 2009

The Friend online

Peace at top of the agenda

Peace was top of the agenda at the June Meeting for Sufferings, as the body began to consider each of the priorities in A framework for action Looking inside and outside the Religious Society of Friends, Sufferings heard from organisations working for peace locally, nationally and internationally It marked the start of an eighteen-month process of ...

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Related Topix: Religion

Sat Jun 06, 2009

Noozhawk

Hanne Maria Sonquist, 1931-2009

Hanne Sonquist, extraordinary wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, friend, mentor, and active advocate for enhancing the lives of young children, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on May 31, 2009, following a 10-year struggle with lymphoma.

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Related Topix: World News, Austria, University of Chicago, Santa Barbara Metro, Santa Barbara, CA, Religion, Santa Barbara County, CA

Thu Jun 04, 2009

Arkansas Online

Check your knowledge

9. What is a a oepoop sheeta ? 10. What is the sourceof cinnamon? Answers 1. Bottled and stored in bonded warehouses for the length of time mentioned.

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Related Topix: Religion

Tue Jun 02, 2009

The Friend online

cover

A poster from the Allotments Group 1926-1946. Courtesy The Library of the Religious Society of Friends.

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Related Topix: Religion

Wed May 27, 2009

The Friend online

Christianity versus violence

Christianity versus Violence by Stanley Windass, 1964, Sheed & Ward, second edition 1979.

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Related Topix: Religion, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sun May 24, 2009

Green Left Weekly

Review: Friends in the struggle for a better world

Since 1959 QSA, - as it's been known since 1987 - has undertaken an impressive range of aid and development programs and projects around the world including in Australia.

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Related Topix: Religion, Agriculture, Science

Fri May 22, 2009

The Cincinnati Enquirer

A chance to see how Catholic sisters affect us

As a recorded minister in the Society of Friends Church , I know well the history of strong women in leadership positions.

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Related Topix: Religion, Cincinnati, OH

Wed May 20, 2009

The Friend online

Open to new Light...?

Ruth McFarlane describes the new art exhibition by Ron Waddams at New Jordans The work of Quaker artist Ron Waddams is increasingly well known in the publishing world The works are reflections on the Quaker faith and practice of caring and living without conflict and refer to the aims of the United Nations Charter; income from the sale of the works ...

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Related Topix: Religion

Thu May 14, 2009

Northern Virginia Daily

Quaker group to celebrate 275th anniversary of meetings in the valley

'Tis a gift to be simple, as the Quaker hymn goes. That simplicity for the Quaker group in the valley has helped keep it going for 275 years.

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Related Topix: Religion, Clear Brook, VA, Frederick County, VA

Sat May 09, 2009

Denton Publications

Exploring the dark side of Quakerism

Quakerism's dark side: Slave ownership. Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh will open for the season with a program titled "Quakers and Slavery". May 09, 2009 The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends, is often seen as shunning the wages of sin, war and human exploitation.

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Related Topix: Religion

Mon May 04, 2009

University of Otago News

University honours 'Apostle for Peace'

University honours "Apostle for Peace" Monday 4 May 2009 The University will confer the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity on the Reverend Canon Paul Oestreicher, a distinguished Otago graduate who has fostered peace and reconciliation across many parts of the world.

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Related Topix: Religion, Entertainment, Drama, Television

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