There are some things I would like to add that weren't in the video, either because I didn't say them or because I said them stupidly and the editors cut them to save me embarrassment.
1) Quakers are pacifists.
2) Quakerism encourages deep thought and being good stewards of the environment.
3) Quakerism is, and always been, closely intertwined with social justice efforts.
Also, I realized that in describing what meeting is like, I made it sound a bit cultish and weird, what with the "sitting in a circle" and all. What I meant is that the seats are arranged in concentric circles (a manifestation of egalitarianism) in the beautiful, sun-filled meeting house.
That's all, I encourage everyone to come sometime– it's a spiritual lifestyle very appropriate for the types of critical thinkers and socially conscious young people that attend Uni.
Some things
There are some things I would like to add that weren't in the video, either because I didn't say them or because I said them stupidly and the editors cut them to save me embarrassment.
1) Quakers are pacifists.
2) Quakerism encourages deep thought and being good stewards of the environment.
3) Quakerism is, and always been, closely intertwined with social justice efforts.
Also, I realized that in describing what meeting is like, I made it sound a bit cultish and weird, what with the "sitting in a circle" and all. What I meant is that the seats are arranged in concentric circles (a manifestation of egalitarianism) in the beautiful, sun-filled meeting house.
That's all, I encourage everyone to come sometime– it's a spiritual lifestyle very appropriate for the types of critical thinkers and socially conscious young people that attend Uni.