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Greenwich Friends Meeting Minute on U.S. Immigration Policies

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January 2026

Greenwich Friends Meeting, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, denounces the policies and actions of the Trump administration in its authorization of the Department of Homeland Security and allied government services to illegally stop, search and detain citizens and non-citizens without judicial warrants. We protest the use of unnecessary force, including murder, against law-abiding persons. We object to the infringement of constitutional rights and the flouting of the rule of law by officials at every level of government which are destroying the ideals that America has fostered for two hundred and fifty years. [Read more…] about Greenwich Friends Meeting Minute on U.S. Immigration Policies

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minute of Support for the LGBTQIA+ Community | Letter

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Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM)  has taken a public stand in support of LGBTQIA+ people. This month, PYM shared a minute approved at Annual Sessions 2025 with monthly meetings, local and regional media, and Quaker and non-Quaker organizations around the world; the minute affirms inclusion and dignity.

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Lehigh Valley Monthly Meeting Updates Marriage Minute

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We affirm that marriage “in the presence of God and these our Friends” is a sacred commitment between two people. There is nothing about this significant spiritual event that should limit it to heterosexual couples. The spiritual and community benefits of marriage should be available to all couples regardless of their sexual orientation and gender identity. [Read more…] about Lehigh Valley Monthly Meeting Updates Marriage Minute

A Minute of Appreciation for Inaara Neal-Shiraz From the Young Adult Friends of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

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The following is attributed to the Young Adult Friends of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

At the Young Adult Friends Summer Celebration, Friends were led to write a Minute of Appreciation for Inaara Neal-Shiraz, who recently ended her service as the Belonging and Inclusion Coordinator. In this position, Inaara held special care for the Young Adult Friends community. Below is the minute written at this celebration: [Read more…] about A Minute of Appreciation for Inaara Neal-Shiraz From the Young Adult Friends of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

Yardley Friends Monthly Meeting Minute of Support for Jacob Hoopes

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Yardley Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends offers its spiritual support to Friend Jacob Hoopes. Jacob is the son of Tom Hoopes, a worshipper at Newtown Monthly Meeting, an educator at George School, and a past presenter of programs at Yardley Friends. Jacob and his family are also close friends of the Coscia family at our meeting. [Read more…] about Yardley Friends Monthly Meeting Minute of Support for Jacob Hoopes

Millville Monthly Meeting Statement On PYM Lawsuit

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Adopted 2025.8.10 in Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business

Millville Meeting with this statement expresses its support for the separate lawsuits that our umbrella organizations, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and Friends General Conference, along with other Quaker, Christian, Unitarian Universalist, Jewish, and Sikh organizations have undertaken against the federal government’s new policy under this Trump Administration regarding ICE raids at houses of worship and other “sensitive places” that undocumented immigrants have used until now to meet essential religious and secular needs. [Read more…] about Millville Monthly Meeting Statement On PYM Lawsuit

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