In the comment thread about the recent incident at George Fox University, I noticed a lot of Quakers and friends-of-Friends among us. I'm curious how many, and who we are.
Several specifically Quaker queries occur to me. (Queries are questions that Quakers use to challenge ourselves. They usually don't have simple yes-no answers.)
- Is it accidental that Quakers find their way to blogs like this? Is there some inherent consistency between Quaker beliefs and political left-wing-ism? Or between the rather flat non-hierarchical participatory structure of Quaker meetings and the structure of blogging communities like this?
- Is it consistent with Friends' adherence to a single standard of Truth to use (as I have) screennames that mask our reality-based identities?
- Do you post things on specifically Quaker listserves and blogs as well as here? What are the differences and similarities?
I'd welcome other thoughts on how your Quakerism and your blogging self interact. See my contact information below in the tip jar.