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Journal Entry - Thursday, April 17, 2025



Quakers


A relatively unknown religion from most peoples perspective. I recently learned that adherents don’t really think of it as a religion. A good percentage don’t even believe in a god, or only loosely believe. There are Christian Quakers, Hindu Quakers, Buddhist Quakers, and many other “denominations.” A part of me wishes I had stumbled into their belief system when I was younger.

“We favor queries over strictures because of a concept known as ‘continuing revelation,’ or the idea that we cannot know all there is to know, and we will always later realize that we were wrong. The principle has helped me cultivate humility and compassion for myself after missteps. Because there can be no one best way…” -Gail Cornwall

The world could do with a lot more humility and compassion, that much is clear…



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