I joined the Society of Friends in Belfast. I was impressed by the acceptance of Quakers by all the different layers and parts of society there. I later discovered that, in part, this was due to their relief efforts during the Potato Famine and in part due to the continuing work of Irish Quakers.

Quaker Oats, by the way, is the last vestige of a common fraudulent practise of calling products "Quaker" to imply good value (apparently, Quakers introduced "fair prices" for goods, before which there was haggling).

Peace, Fiends!
Ian