Comments | batswing: A great day for those of us who can't see why inequality is ever justified.

batswing

A great day for those of us who can't see why inequality is ever justified.

Jul 31, 2009 20:20

(Hee hee I left out an 'in' there - J distracted me with ginger beer ( Read more... )

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Being picked up by the press now... spudtater August 1 2009, 00:20:57 UTC

"The decision yesterday by the Quakers to perform marriage ceremonies for gay couples was welcomed by campaigners such as Peter Tatchell as a trailblazing. But it is not the first time that the Religious Society of Friends has gone out in front. The Quakers not only began the British campaign against the slave trade but they could also lay claim to have invented modern campaigning [...]"

- In praise of… the Quakers, "Comment is free", The Guardian, 1 Aug 2009

chippyjem August 1 2009, 01:34:24 UTC

That's really great :) I've always been interested in Quakerism (if that's even a word!) but have been so overwhelmed when I tried to read up and learn all about it.

itsjustaname August 1 2009, 14:23:03 UTC

Hurrah! Well done to the Quakers. Showing the way, hopefully, to the rest of the world.

silverlily81 August 2 2009, 04:53:08 UTC

That is AWESOME!!!!!!! *does a happy dance*

spacelem August 2 2009, 10:42:24 UTC

And this is one (of the many) reasons why Quakers are among the few religious organisations that fail to annoy me.