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Several of such unite Quakers who share similar religious beliefs – for example Evangelical Friends Church International unites evangelical Christian Friends; [145] Friends United Meeting unites Friends into "fellowships where Jesus Christ is known, loved and obeyed as Teacher and Lord;" [146] and Friends General Conference links Quakers with ...
The Religious Society of Friends began as a proto-evangelical Christian movement in England in the mid-17th century in Ulverston. [1] [2] Members are informally known as Quakers, as they were said "to tremble in the way of the Lord".
In 1681, King Charles II allowed William Penn, a Quaker, a charter for the area that was to become Pennsylvania. Penn guaranteed the settlers of his colony freedom of religion. He advertised the policy across Europe so that Quakers and other religious dissidents would know that they could live there safely.
In the Quaker community, it is argued that a higher emphasis has been placed on religiosity rather than home life for women. A significant proportion of Quaker women never married, were widowed, or married late without having children. This allowed women more freedom to pursue religious obligations.
This body uses a translation of Britain Yearly Meeting's current book of discipline Quaker Faith and Practice: The book of Christian discipline of the Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain entitled Quäker—Glaube und Wirken (das Handbuch der Quäker zur christlichen Lebensführung, übersetzt aus dem ...
Quakers who refused to support the war often suffered for their religious beliefs at the hands of non-Quaker Loyalists and Patriots alike. Some Friends were arrested for refusing to pay taxes or follow conscription requirements, particularly in Massachusetts near the end of the war when demand for new recruits increased. [21]
Now, five Quaker congregations have filed a lawsuit in federal court calling on Trump to re-instate the policy, arguing “communal worship” is not just important to their religious community ...
Quakers embrassant des Indiens en Pennsylvanie (Quakers embracing Indians in Pennsylvania) by Clément-Pierre Marillier, 1775. The Quaker belief that the Inward Light shines on each person is based in part on a passage from the New Testament, namely John 1:9, which says, "That was the true light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the ...