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Quaker Videos on Modern Social Issues

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Racial Equality

In this first video, Vanessa Julye, member of Central Philadelphia Meeting, describes her ministry with the larger Quaker community helping to ensure our meetings are welcoming to people of color.

Equality of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Queer People

Central Philadelphia Meeting welcomes members of the LGBTQ community to worship with us. We have several prominent LGBTQ Members in our worship community, we recognize and celebrate the marraiges of LGBTQ people, and we have several LGBTQ families within our community. This second video describes how Quakers approach questions of embracing sexual diversity as part of our community.

Equality of Women & Men

This third video presents an overview of how women are active in our worship community and the larger world.

Peace & Non-Violent Conflict Resolution

Throughout history, Quakers have traditionally opposed violence and war in favor of non-violent and peaceful means of resolving conflicts of any scale. In this fourth video Central Philadelphia Meeting member George Lakey discusses the pacifist stance most Quakers take when it comes to war and violence.

The Economy

In this fifth video, meeting member Pamela Haines talks about the Quaker perspective on the economy. Pamela is the author of Money and Soul: Quaker Faith and Practice and the Economy.

War Tax Resistance

In this sixth video, Quaker historian Paul Buckley discusses the history of Quaker war tax resistance since the founding of the Religious Society of Friends.

Earthcare

In the seventh video, several Friends discuss the Quaker approach to care for the earth.

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