Thursday, October 31, 2013

End Racial Profiling!

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Tomorrow ICUJP is organizing a vigil at the corner of Vermont and Wilshire at 9:30 am to protest racial profiling. Here's our statem...

The witch of Ridley Creek: the only Quaker witch trial

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The Witch of Ridley Creek  The story of how William Penn dealt with a woman accused of being a witch  is vividly recounted by Pennsy...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

The Man Who Lost His Face: A True Story for Hallowe'en

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On Halloween kids and grown ups put on fright masks and get a thrill imagining what it's like to be a monster. Suppose you found out tha...
Saturday, October 26, 2013

Need for Police Oversight in Pasadena

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As people of faith, Jill and I are concerned about the use of deadly force by Pasadena police, particularly recent instances, such as th...
Thursday, October 24, 2013

Why I love Yearly Meetings

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Since coming to California in 1989, I have attended over twenty sessions of Pacific Yearly Meeting. As editor of Friends Bulletin, I attende...
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

How did the Peace Testimony fare at Pacific Yearly Meeting after 9/11, and during the Vietnam War era? An instructive comparsion....

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How is the Peace Testimony faring among Pacific Yearly Meeting Friends today, and how has it fared in the past? As someone who has been in...
Wednesday, October 9, 2013

The Ten Lepers, Immigration and the Affordable Health Care Act

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This morning's Bible study at the home of Ross and Gloria Kinsler focused on Luke 17:11, the story of the ten lepers who begged Jesus ...