Am I the only full fledged, life long, "card carrying" Quaker on Mudcat? I have seen glimmerings amongst others here.

A year ago yesterday, I posted about the great diversity amongst Quakers/Friends. Loads of info can be found by searching so I won't impart words of wisdom. Find your own. It is enough to know that there are Quakers in most parts of the world and those near you can be found on-line. Please note that the queries posted by Stony Run Friends will not necessarily be the same as those posted by Britain Yearly Meeting or Canadian Yearly Meeting or..... We are an eclectic group and decisions are made from the bottom up rather than by an hierarchy.

I do need to mention that Quakers are merely human beings and a study done some years ago by Quakers found that there was about the same percentage of abuse amongst Friends as amongst the general population. Those of us who stand by the Peace Testimony of 1660 would wish it to be otherwise, however, the world does get people down and they react in some manners which do cause great pain - both to themselves and others.