Religious Faith / Diversity - period ended 6.1.2006

Religious Faith/Wabash Friends Church/Friends Counseling Center/Phillips, Dave/Friends adds new service/Wabash Plain Dealer,/Wabash/IN/USA/24-May-06/... "Friends insisted that true ministers of the Gospel are chosen by God, not of men; that Jesus Christ, the living Lord, is Himself the true Teacher and Maker of ministers. Consistent with this belief, they met for worship usually without any arrangement as to who would have part in vocal service, whether in prayer, exhortation, or preaching. Often several would take part; sometimes no one felt clearly led to speak, and the meeting was held in silence. " - The Rich Heritage of Quakerism, Walter R. Williams

The Wabash Friends Church has begun an unprogrammed worship service on Sundays. It is called "Waiting Worship.". ...

Religious Faith/Spirituality/Politics and Economics/Poll shows Marin split over religion/Marin Independent-Journal/Marin/CA/USA/22-May-06/... "It used to be that families made time for Bible studies, discussions or saying grace at the table," Gilmour says. "Now, families don't even eat together."

He said he believes Marin has a long way to go to restore religion to a dominant place in the landscape.

"Most people find it hard to believe that Marin has 125 churches. Marin has a reputation as the wealthiest and least churched county in America."

Gilmour, owner/operator of Paradise Foods in Corte Madera, is the son of a Quaker preacher but is now a practicing Anglican and a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Ross.. ...

Religious Faith/Religious Diversity/Penn Friends Church/Brunneau, Bill/Pastor, parents call for ‘tough love'/Dowagiac Daily News/Dowagiac/MI/USA/31-May-06/... The two other clergy who wrote in (Jeff Frantz of the Federated Church and Bill Bruneau of Penn Friends Church), we're beginning anew in a lot of ways. ...

Religious Faith/Religious Diversity//Spiritual Perspectives Streams of Living Water/Gallup Independent/Gallup/NM/USA/21-May-06/...Richard Foster, the well-known writer from an evangelical Quaker tradition, has written a book entitled "Streams of Living Water." His thesis for this now 10-year-old book is that there are essentially six spiritual traditions flowing within the history of the Christian church, and that each of them has unique contributions to make. While we must continue to strive for theological Truth, let us add that none of these traditions has a corner on the truth, though each has a corner of the truth. ...

Religious Faith/Peace Activities/New Bedford Meeting/Friends offer silent prayers for peace in city/SouthCoastToday.com/New Bedford/MA/USA/26-May-06/... spirit" to guide his thoughts during a Wednesday afternoon silent worship at the meeting house of the New Bedford Religious Society of Friends, otherwise known ...

Religious Faith/Hexam Meeting///Celebrate the feast of Pentecost/Hexham Courant/Hexam/England/UK/1-Jun-06/... It is open daily. FENWICK Kirton-Darling from Hexham Quakers (Religious Society of Friends), provides a commentary based on the week's Bible reading. ...

Religious Faith/Cooper, Wilmer/Phillips, Dave//Friends adds new service/Wabash Plain Dealer,/Wabash/IN/USA/22-May-06/... In his book entitled "A Living Faith: An Historical and Comparative Study of Quaker Beliefs," Wilmer A. Cooper writes: "Gladys Wilson, in her little book 'Quaker Worship,' suggests that four elements are emphasized in (George) Fox's concept of worship: silence, communion, ministry, and fellowship." Fox is one of the founders of the Friends movement.

Cooper also writes: "... 'silent waiting on the Lord' in an attitude of expectancy represents both the attitude and posture of traditional Quaker worship."

According to Dave Phillips, Wabash Friends Church pastor, "There is a slow movement back to historical roots in our country. This (worship) is part of our heritage.

"It is a quiet way to experience God with no outside props," he continued. "Not everybody is ready for that, but some are." ...

Religious Diversity/Raised-a-Quaker//WESLEYAN IN THE NEWS/Wesleyan Connection/Wesleyan/CT/USA/16-May-06/... benefit of the teachings that I never fully learned myself and could not pass on to her,” Beth-Ann Buitekant says, who raised her daughter Quaker and Jewish. ...

Religious Diversity///Faith in action/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Little Rock/AR/USA/20-May-06/... revolutionary - interracial Riverside Church, Fosdick practiced the liberal openness he preached, offering worship in a variety of styles from Quaker to high ...

Religious Diversity///Becoming a Jewish Mother/Cleveland Jewish News/Cleveland/OH/USA/18-May-06/... My husband, who is not Jewish nor any other religion (having been raised by an atheist and a lapsed Quaker), was amenable either way, so the decision fell to me ...