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Quaker mentions, 2013, part 2

Putting aside all the media coverage Quakers have received over same-sex marriage, the recent revelation about the nation’s favourite churches and every article that can’t help mentioning which banks were formed by Quakers, Quakers continue to pull in media coverage nationally and locally and often in passing. For example, there was a long feature in…

Quakers send greetings to Muslims at Eid

Quakers in Britain have sent a message of goodwill to Muslims in their communities to mark the end of Ramadan and the start of ‘Id ul-Fitr (Eid), sending their greetings of peace and prayers. The message is part of a statement by a broad range of Christian leaders, which says “we recognise this as a…

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Quakers celebrate same-sex marriage law

Quakers in Britain have celebrated the completion through parliament of the bill that will allow same-sex couples to marry in Quaker meetings. Paul Parker, recording clerk for Quakers in Britain, said “It’s wonderful to see same-sex marriage achieve legal recognition.  Quakers have been celebrating same-sex relationships as marriages within our faith community since 2009 and…

Quaker meeting houses are among UK’s favourite churches

Two Quaker meeting houses have made it onto a list of the UK’s favourite churches. The list was chosen by a range of well-known people across the country including prime minister David Cameron, UKIP leader Nigel Farage, mayor of London Boris Johnson and Britain Yearly Meeting recording clerk Paul Parker. The list was produced by…

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Quakers set for #bym13

Around a thousand Quakers will be converging on London this weekend to take part in Britain Yearly Meeting – the annual meeting of Quakers in Britain. The event is used to discern the way forward for Quakers in Britain. One of the key developments of this year’s yearly meeting is a continuing to make the involvement…

Bad Boys access Friends House restaurant

Quakers in Britain have announced a deal with Bad Boys Bakery, the social enterprise formed from a ‘reality’ television series in prison, to stock the bakery’s produce in their award-winning restaurant. The Quakers’ restaurant at their Friends House venue in central London is serving Bad Boys Bakery desserts on Fridays. The restaurant was recently a…

Fall in number of Quakers in Britain

The number of British Quakers is falling, according to new figures released by Quakers in Britain. Although the number of members has been in decline for many years, the fall in the number of attenders is a change after a few years of growth. The figures have been revealed in the 2012 tabular statement, an…

Kenyan Quakers take bold steps for peace

“We are seeing a new generation, a generation that are not sitting quietly any more, a generation who are coming together to resist injustice. We are also seeing a generation that want to make informed decisions.” – Benard L Agona, field co-ordinator of Turning the Tide Programme in Kenya As Kenyans prepare to go to…