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Sustainability

May 252013

Sustainability

We do not own the world, and its riches are not ours to dispose of at will. Show a loving consideration for all creatures, and seek to maintain the beauty and variety of the world. Work to ensure that our increasing power over nature is used responsibly, with reverence for life. Rejoice in the splendour of Gods continuing creation.

(Advices & Queries 42).

Sustainability – What does it mean to me?

I try to live in a Quaker manner, following as best I can the testimonies of truth, peace, equality, simplicity and community, but am I really living sustainably and treading lightly over the earth.
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Elizabeth Fry: The Face on the Fiver

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Dec 062007

Elizabeth Fry is probably the best known woman Quaker, famous for her reformation of the British prison system during the early nineteenth century. By her example she has inspired other women to play a fuller role in society.

why I became a Quaker

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Dec 042007

A member of the Sheringham meeting, Stuart Burbridge, tells how he discovered Quakers and why he became a member of the Religious Society of Friends.

Why I became a Quaker

My Journey

For most of my adult life I have not belonged to any church or religious group.
But I have always had a strong interest in spiritual matters including that question which I believe is at the heart of all religions: â??what happens to us when we die?â? Continue reading »

The Spirituality of Animals

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Dec 032007

In August, Norwich and Lynn’s Quakers and Kindred Animals Committee (QUAKA) made its first submission to the European Union as a member of the Civil Society Dialogue (CSD) . It had been invited to comment on trade negotiations between the EU and Mercosur, the South American trade group. QUAKA is the only faith-based organisation specifically concerned with animal welfare registered with the CSD. The inspiration for its submission came from the following article by JOHN MYHILL.