Friday, July 31, 2009  Quakers Right Again  From Bloomberg:
British Quakers have agreed to recognize same-sex marriage and
allow their communities to conduct wedding ceremonies for gay
couples.  The change means that homosexual couples will be given
the same recognition by Quakers in the U.K. that the group
accords heterosexual marriages. The Quakers, known as the
Religious Society of Friends and founded in England in 1652, had
accepted same-sex partnerships for decades.  “Marriage is the
Lord’s work and we are but witnesses,” the Quakers’ British
organization said in an e-mailed statement detailing the
decision made today at their annual meeting in the English city
of York. “The question of legal recognition by the state is
secondary.”  They were the first to get it right about slavery.
It's no surprise that they're among the first to get it right
about homosexuality. Good job Friends! May we not be long in
following your fine example.  Thursday, July 30, 2009  War &
Sacrifice               Wednesday, July