Musings of a Quaker Witch (Pagan Quaker)

Very good article on some of the hard issues in end-of-life care. Months to Live - Hard Choice for a Comfortable Death - Sedation - Series -...

I hope everyone had a good Winter Solstice, filled with the blessings of the Dark Time of the Year. Last year brought a very snowy Solstice ...

This is an amazing article by two African-American pastors in Washington, DC, who support same-gender marriage. h/t Qira. Why two black D.C...

Twin Cities Friends Meeting has approved a new minute on marriage equality. The minute is presented in full over at Liz Opp's blog . ...

Wow. Blessed be. Much love to my Friends, friends, and CPT colleagues who have been affected by the kidnapping of the team and the death of...

Thinking about my own attitudes towards and beliefs about war, the Peace Testimony, and how people have reacted to the support I've expr...

Hello, dear readers! A family member is having routine but major surgery next week, and I am their primary support person. So right now, I...

I posted this to my Facebook Wall, where it produced a really interesting comment thread. So, I thought I'd post it here, and see what ...

I get CPT's Prayers for Peacemakers every Wednesday. Because of some conversations I'm having, I felt like sharing this one. PRAYE...

Samhain is fast approaching, so of course I am thinking about death. About those dear ones who've died and whom I miss fiercely, and th...

This is the story (so far) of our civil union in New Jersey, and why I am not, in fact, excited about it. My wife and I recently moved to Ne...

Wow. Thank you, Joanna Grover. (H/t Vonn.) If you don't believe this shit doesn't happen, or that it's just not that bad when ...

This is an excellent article. My thanks to a friend for pointing it out. - sm Reflections on Marriage : Today, many same-sex couples ...

I found myself writing recently, a little unexpectedly, about some of my experiences with marriage inequality, and why marriage equality mat...

If you're on Facebook, you may have noticed a number of folks over the last few weeks with standardized status updates that read: [Name]...

I just learned my F/friend Jana is going home tomorrow. She's still got a cast on one leg, and will still have lots of medical and reha...

First, I encourage folks to familiarize themselves with FGC's information on worship-sharing, available here (http://www.fgcquaker.org/...

For the last year, I've been hosting Full Moon Meeting for Worship/Worship-Sharing each month. Usually I've done this at my home; l...

I am so excited to hear my F/friend Jana has moved from the hospital to intensive inpatient rehab. What's more, she called the friend w...

This is a really amazing article: " Coming Out in Middle School ." It's a good, and much-needed, reminder that while things ar...