Friends General Conference

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Quakers Consider

Quaker Trivia

The world’s largest concentration of Quakers is in Kenya. There are approximately 133,000 Quakers in that country. Roughly 46% of Quakers are in Africa.

From our earliest days, Quakers have asked one another, "What canst thou say?" In this section, see how Quakers have expressed themselves on a variety of topics close to our hearts.

Quakers Consider: Jesus
In a short video, three Quakers express their perspectives on Jesus.
Quakers Consider: Love in Action
"Our life is love, and peace, and tenderness; and bearing one with another, and forgiving one another, and not laying accusations one against another . . ."
Quakers Consider: Simplicity
"Life is meant to be lived from a Center, a divine Center—a life of unhurried peace and power. It is simple. It is serene. It takes no time but occupies all our time."
Quakers Consider: Peace
"We need to have a much deeper concept of peace than the negative assumption that it is simply the absence of war. Peace is an organic concept, living and creative . . ."