Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

of the Religious Society of Friends

Statement Concerning Recent National Events from Swarthmore Monthly Meeting

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To Philadelphia Yearly Meeting:

We write on behalf of our Quaker Meeting (Swarthmore Friends Meeting) to voice our deep concern for the future of our democracy, in the light of the violent insurrection that the President of our nation inflamed with the support of other elected government officials. It was aimed at denying the valid certification of the votes from the states to confirm the election of Joe Biden as our 46th president and Kamala Harris as the vice president. [Read more…] about Statement Concerning Recent National Events from Swarthmore Monthly Meeting

Statement Concerning Recent National Events from Westtown Monthly Meeting

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From the early years of Quakerism, Friends have felt themselves called to make public statements on current affairs. We offer this statement in that spirit.

We, the members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) of Westtown Monthly Meeting, are committed both to upholding the equal rights of every member of our society and to the search for truth. When we comport our lives with integrity, there is a fundamental integration of our beliefs and harmony in the manner in which we act in daily life. [Read more…] about Statement Concerning Recent National Events from Westtown Monthly Meeting

Statement Concerning Recent National Events from Schuylkill Monthly Meeting

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As a people committed to peacemaking, grounded in our testimonies of truth, peace,
integrity and equality, Schuylkill Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
(Quakers) denounces the recent violence enacted at the US Capitol and elsewhere. We
also condemn the incitement of citizens to violence by political leaders in recent months. [Read more…] about Statement Concerning Recent National Events from Schuylkill Monthly Meeting