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  • 6 Dec 2009
    Poll reveals mixed public perceptions of Britain's Quakers

    A major study of public perceptions of Quakerism in Britain has produced mixed results, with large numbers of people having heard of Quakers but with confusion over some basic questions of identity.

  • 24 Nov 2009
    A truthful antidote to 'savvy cynicism'

    Moral relativism, confusion and cynical resignation to the pressures of realpolitik bring apathy in their train, says Jill Segger. Truthfulness is about a different and hopeful way of living.

  • 12 Nov 2009
    Straight couple to attempt to register for civil partnership

    In the latest challenge to what many see as unfair marriage laws, a straight couple are attempting to register for a civil partnership. They say that a choice of marriage or civil partnership should be open to all couples, regardless of sexuality.

  • 11 Nov 2009
    Simplicity is about appropriate living

    Simplicity is perhaps best understood as appropriate living, says Jill Segger. It is about owning and using only what is necessary and not being seduced by that which is dangled before us by advertisers and arbiters of style.

  • 21 Oct 2009
    How equality can help reshape society

    To follow in the way of Jesus should make rank and status irrelevant, says Jill Segger, in the second of a series on Quaker values. Our equal value and dignity before God can re-shape our relationships with each other.

  • 8 Oct 2009
    Cultivating the discipline of peace

    It has been well said that peace is not the absence of noise, trouble or hard work – rather it is to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart, says Jill Segger in the first of a series on the Quaker Testimonies.

  • 5 Oct 2009
    Quakers speak of a "challenging faith" in national outreach week

    Britain's national Quaker Week has got underway. This is the Quakers' first major outreach event since they hit the headlines by deciding to carry out same-sex marriages on the same basis as opposite-sex ones.

  • 20 Sep 2009
    Quakers explore radical approaches to economic justice

    Britain's Quakers are hosting a major conference this week to explore radical approaches to economics in the light of both the recession and the dangers of climate change. They will focus on the idea of a “zero-growth economy”.

  • 2 Aug 2009
    Affirming same-sex marriage
  • 31 Jul 2009
    Quakers show the way on same-sex marriage

    The Quakers have become the first major denomination in Britain to endorse same-sex marriage, putting themselves in conflict with the law. Their example is an inspiration to people in other denominations struggling for equality.