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you choose Q: who are the Quakers?

Q: What do you know about the Quakers? Are they a cult? I do not know their beliefs.  —Beverly

A: The Quakers, also known as “Friends,” are members of a Christian movement that began in England in the 1650s. The movement started as a response to the formalism and coldness of the church of that time. It is said that the movement…

a world at peace

My friends and I once interviewed believers of the four major religions practiced in Singapore to find out their teaching on Utopia. This topic intrigued us, for we knew that all people live in an imperfect world.

pluralism and Jesus

My friend was telling me about her tour of historic churches in New England. These buildings housed congregations that once proclaimed the gospel but had long ago turned to unorthodox views. In one church, the tour guide explained that wooden shutters concealed a beautiful stained-glass window of Jesus. “We only open these shutters on Easter,” she explained, “because we don’t want to privilege any one religion over another.”

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