Questions tagged [society-of-friends]
The formal name of the denomination commonly known as the Quakers.
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Do any groups of Quakers still disapprove of the fine arts?
The family of the great painter Benjamin West belonged to a Society of Friends when West was a child, and according to his biography, in that environment his prodigious artistic talents were not ...
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How do Quakers know when to start and stop their church meetings?
Worship meetings of the Religious Society of Friends (or "Quakers") are spent in silence unless people are moved by the Holy Spirit to act. This seems clear enough, however, I do not understand how a ...
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For what did the quakers win the Nobel Prize?
I read that the Friends Service Council (The Quakers) and the American Friends Service Committee (The Quakers) won the Noble Peace prize in 1947. Does anyone know what for exactly. I would think it ...
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What do Quakers believe about war and serving in the military?
It seems that I once heard that Quakers are pacifists, but I'm not sure if that's just a rumor or not.
What is the Quaker doctrine regarding war and killing people as a soldier in the military? If ...
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