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Quaker testimonies
2 March 2011

Many religious groups have creeds. Quaker faith springs from a deeply held belief in living our lives according to our spiritual experience.

Quaker testimonies have a long history:

  • we worked for the abolition of slavery and are still involved in racial justice issues.
  • we have always opposed war as a means of settling disputes and still work for peace and alternatives to violence.

Quaker testimonies arise out of an inner conviction and challenge our normal ways of living:

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Quakers and Peace
11 May 2010

From early in our 350-year history, Quakers have taken a clear stand for peace and against military action. The words we have written, and action that we have taken in opposition to war and in support of peace, have come to be known as 'the Quaker peace testimony'.  The peace testimony is often identified with a declaration by early Quakers in 1660, but it has always been more than that.

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Quaker Testimonies
24 June 2009
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