Inobu,

My Meeting is Maidenhead in Berkshire ( when I go which is rarely these days), Before that Jesus Lane in Cambridge and before that Newcastle/Tyne all in the UK. I suspect that the English quakers are rather less diverse than the US Quakers. I understand the point about the non-violent intervention aspect and have also had to insert myself "passively" into conflicts.

Even in the best of meetings there are a few folk that are hard to get along with and sometimes the state of quaker tolerance just sucks in the weirdos. This is where the strength of silent worship comes in. The Wittier meeting sounds odd to me. How can you be a Quaker yet dismiss one of the main foundational precepts?