Minutes of Conscience
The minutes of conscience (spiritually grounded statements) listed here are broadly about democracy and human rights. Many of these minutes were accessed from the website of Friends Committee on National Legislation, which seeks a society with equity and justice for all. You may also want to search Minutes of Conscience on Peace, which has overlap with this section.
- Interfaith Statement for Dignity, Safety, and Inclusion of Trans People, Friends General Conference, 2025
- Minute on Christian Nationalism, South Mountain Friends Meeting, 2025
- Minute on Harms Caused by the Current Government, Shepherdstown Friends Meeting (WV), 2025
- Minute on Free Speech, Sandy Spring Meeting (MD), 2025
- Minute on Genocide in Gaza, North Meadow Circle of Friends (IN), 2025
- Minute on Genocide in Gaza, Friends Meeting of Austin (TX), 2025
- Minute on the War in Gaza, Whitewater Monthly Meeting (IN), 2025
- Statement on Gaza, Friends Meeting at Cambridge (MA), 2025
- Minute on Gaza, Santa Fe Meeting (NM), 2025
- Minute on Gaza, South Central Yearly Meeting, 2025
- Resistance to Oppressive Federal Actions, Intermountain Yearly Meeting, 2025
- Minute on the Harms Caused by the Actions of Our Current Governments, Kent Friends Meeting (OH), 2025
- Minute on Westminster Arrests, Roanoke Friends Meeting, 2025
- Concern for Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza, Northern Yearly Meeting, 2025
- Minute on Strife in Palestine/Israel, San Fransisco Monthly Meeting (CA), 2024
- Defending Human Rights for All, Hanover Friends Meeting 2016
Democracy and Human Rights Resources
- Quaker Call to Action: an invitation to a national dialogue on the urgent threats to our democracy and what’s at stake
Last updated on December 19, 2025.