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Title:Religious Society of Friends
Notice:welcome to the new home of QUAKER
Moderator:SNAX::NOONAN
Created:Tue Jul 14 1992
Last Modified:Fri May 23 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:124
Total number of notes:842

123.0. "Why I am not a Quaker" by CSC32::J_CHRISTIE (You're so good-looking!) Mon Jan 13 1997 21:32

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123.1THOLIN::TBAKERThe Spirit of ApathyTue Jan 14 1997 13:3422
123.2CSC32::J_CHRISTIEMirthful MysticSat Jan 25 1997 15:5120
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Tom,

I have a great respect for worship traditions other than that of Friends.

I personally have been a Congregationalist (pre-United Church of Christ),
a United Methodist, and a member of a Metropolitan Community Church
(Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches).  I've even
preached from the pulpits of the latter two.

The Congregationalists (now UCC), I might add, arose from the assemblies called
Independents in George Fox's day.

Sometimes in meeting I miss the sense of majesty of the high church tradition.
But more often I miss the expectancy and unpolished spontaneity when I am
in other than a Friends meeting.

Richard