tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post2913069407981947512..comments2024-03-24T11:30:08.199-07:00Comments on Can you believe?: Conditions for Quaker Revival: will ideas converge, or will people converge?Johan Maurerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771067774042071617noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-66920322616274108192008-03-26T17:02:00.000-07:002008-03-26T17:02:00.000-07:00Following up on Bill Samuel's comments, this is Ra...Following up on Bill Samuel's comments, this is Rachel MacNair. We do have the web page up now for Friends Witness for a Pro-life Peace Testimony, and it's www.prolifequakers.org.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-39709275436443435362007-08-13T11:07:00.000-07:002007-08-13T11:07:00.000-07:00Johan: Yep, that seemed clear to me: The respectfu...Johan: Yep, that seemed clear to me: The respectful approach to communication is exactly the point, not that we'll agree on everything. -- Chris M.Chris M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05125825966802002625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-37210786900538853392007-08-13T10:48:00.000-07:002007-08-13T10:48:00.000-07:00Thanks for the link, Bill.Thanks, Chris, for the a...Thanks for the link, Bill.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Chris, for the affirmation. I hope it's understood that I'm referring to an attitude, an approach to communication and relationship. I'm not declaring that a particular viewpoint isn't worth defending--even defending vigorously--but that a pugnacious or dismissive attitude toward those who disagree is unproductive and not consistent with the Gospel, even if it wins popularity points among one's partisans.Johan Maurerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771067774042071617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-63084023330622957802007-08-10T21:28:00.000-07:002007-08-10T21:28:00.000-07:00Johan: You wrote: "...a willingness to see our con...Johan: You wrote: "...a willingness to see our controversies (sexual ethics, sexual identity, authority of the Bible) as occasions of deep and honest dialogue instead of the last stands of the righteous."<BR/><BR/>Yes, yes, that's the kind of revival I want to be part of!<BR/><BR/>-- Chris M.Chris M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05125825966802002625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-78371431328068582452007-08-10T19:33:00.000-07:002007-08-10T19:33:00.000-07:00Having tested it, it appears that links to email a...Having tested it, it appears that links to email addresses don't work in Blogger so you get a 404 if you clicked on my link above. Email Rachel MacNair at drmacnair@hotmail.comBill Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752443575410023776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7217199.post-69439300787013605422007-08-10T19:29:00.000-07:002007-08-10T19:29:00.000-07:00I think this is relevant. Quakers who see the pea...I think this is relevant. Quakers who see the peace testimony as extending to abortion are getting organized. If interested in being involved in what may be called Friends Witness for a Prolife Peace Testimony, contact <A HREF="drmacnair@hotmail.com" REL="nofollow">Rachel MacNair</A>, who is a member of Penn Valley Meeting in Kansas City. And look for ads in the October, November and December issues of <I>Friends Journal</I>.Bill Samuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752443575410023776noreply@blogger.com