April 2006
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Posted by Nontheist Friends on Apr 10 2006 | Tagged as: Blog Posts
Nontheistfriends.org presents the work of Friends (Quakers) who are more concerned with the natural than the supernatural. Some of us understand “God” as a symbol of human values and some of us avoid the concept while accepting it as significant to others. We differ greatly in our religious experience and in the meaning we give religious terms.
What is “God” anyway…
Posted by Lorcan Otway on Apr 17 2006 | Tagged as: Blog Posts, Definitions
I was reading a post here, a lovely and painful description of convincement and felt called to write a few lines.
It seems to be it all comes down to the Quaker practice of openness. God is only a word. We live in a universe that is following some sort of order, balance, cooperative motion, a [...]
Godless for God’s Sake: Nontheism in Contemporary Quakerism
Posted by Nontheist Friends on Apr 11 2006 | Tagged as: Books
In this new book edited by British Friend and author David Boulton, 27 Quakers from 4 countries and 13 yearly meetings tell how they combine active and committed membership in the Religious Society of Friends with rejection of traditional belief in the existence of a transcendent, personal and supernatural God.
Why Not Join the Unitarians?
Posted by Robin Alpern on Apr 08 2006 | Tagged as: Blogroll
Why Not Join the Unitarians?
That is one of the questions most frequently asked when I tell people about beinga nontheist Friend.
The answer that comes to mind first has nothing to do with being of a nontheist bent. I grew up in the Religious Society of Friends, literally and figuratively. My parents joined the Society when [...]