New Posts For Thread: Quakerlyhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/22928169/QuakerlyHow many of us agnostics are religious in some way?I'm QuakerlyI am currently studying Buddhism. Can't say that I will make a go of it, I have qualms with labeling myself. But so far I love it's principles. I also really enjoy pagan holidays lol and keep some of them.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/22928169/Quakerly?post_id=506341579#506341579I am currently studying Buddhism. Can't say that I will make a go of it, I have qualms with labeling myself. But so far I love it's principles. I also really enjoy pagan holidays lol and keep some of them.Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:23:54 -0500I used to be Christian, flirted with atheism and now call myself agnostic.I'm still interested in finding out if there's anything out there, but I wouldn't say I am committed to spirituality. So I'm at the "open", or "weak" end of the scale.Some arehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/22928169/Quakerly?post_id=465839321#465839321I used to be Christian, flirted with atheism and now call myself agnostic.I'm still interested in finding out if there's anything out there, but I wouldn't say I am committed to spirituality. So I'm at the "open", or "weak" end of the scale.Some areSun, 12 Sep 2010 03:14:27 -0500Oh, ok. There are quite a number of atheists and agnostics within unprogrammed Quakerism. Variations of opinion on 'how it works' but for the most part Quakerism is about how one lives/ approaches life. I've been 'involved' with Quakerism as an Evanhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/22928169/Quakerly?post_id=408506785#408506785Oh, ok. There are quite a number of atheists and agnostics within unprogrammed Quakerism. Variations of opinion on 'how it works' but for the most part Quakerism is about how one lives/ approaches life. I've been 'involved' with Quakerism as an EvanThu, 01 Apr 2010 17:35:44 -0500I've never attended a Quaker meeting. My "easy pass" for these guys is based on things I've read about them. They seem like nice people. I don't know how an atheist or agnostic would want to be a Quaker - unless they were so fond of the people orhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/22928169/Quakerly?post_id=408427961#408427961I've never attended a Quaker meeting. My "easy pass" for these guys is based on things I've read about them. They seem like nice people. I don't know how an atheist or agnostic would want to be a Quaker - unless they were so fond of the people orWed, 31 Mar 2010 23:32:33 -0500I visited a Quaker church and attended a "meeting." I do not see how anyone agnostic or atheist could be a Quaker. Unitarian yes.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/22928169/Quakerly?post_id=407880725#407880725I visited a Quaker church and attended a "meeting." I do not see how anyone agnostic or atheist could be a Quaker. Unitarian yes.Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:08:28 -0500Quakers, or the Society of Friends, have a unique doctrine of the Inner Light. They believe that one should follow one's convictions, which are every bit as important as scripture.With respect to the Native Americans and Manifest Destiny, Quakers arhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/22928169/Quakerly?post_id=406868573#406868573Quakers, or the Society of Friends, have a unique doctrine of the Inner Light. They believe that one should follow one's convictions, which are every bit as important as scripture.With respect to the Native Americans and Manifest Destiny, Quakers arMon, 29 Mar 2010 16:20:43 -0500Hallo wolfhound, can you please define quakerly? What does that mean? I don't know that much about this religion, other than they were the first Christian congregation to reject biblical scriptures that condoned and supported slavery. Quakers have ahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/22928169/Quakerly?post_id=406766061#406766061Hallo wolfhound, can you please define quakerly? What does that mean? I don't know that much about this religion, other than they were the first Christian congregation to reject biblical scriptures that condoned and supported slavery. Quakers have aSun, 28 Mar 2010 17:58:08 -0500Gun to my head and forced to subscribe to a religion, I'd pick the Unitarian Universalists. Unless I was allowed to get away with claiming to be a Pagan. Otherwise, they all have too much supernatural going on for me to feel any sense of affinity.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/22928169/Quakerly?post_id=406701121#406701121Gun to my head and forced to subscribe to a religion, I'd pick the Unitarian Universalists. Unless I was allowed to get away with claiming to be a Pagan. Otherwise, they all have too much supernatural going on for me to feel any sense of affinity.Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:03:54 -0500I've never been a Quaker service but I really favor the Quakers for their decency and common sense. I like the idea of unprogrammed services as well as the Quaker idea that personal inspiraction and conviction trumps the dead letter of scripture.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/22928169/Quakerly?post_id=406695781#406695781I've never been a Quaker service but I really favor the Quakers for their decency and common sense. I like the idea of unprogrammed services as well as the Quaker idea that personal inspiraction and conviction trumps the dead letter of scripture.Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:19:48 -0500How many of us agnostics are religious in some way?I'm Quakerlyhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/22928169/Quakerly?post_id=406580277#406580277How many of us agnostics are religious in some way?I'm QuakerlyFri, 26 Mar 2010 21:00:09 -0500