by David Swain | 2 Jun, 2019
When I reflected on how I came to be a Quaker, I kept going back and back, following the strands of influences in my life, to my earliest memories of childhood. So I think, in order to answer the question, I’ll have to start there and develop the answer in a meandery...
by David Swain | 4 Jun, 2018
This is our regular feature in which we briefly record interesting publications and websites that have come to our attention. Inclusion of an item in this format does not preclude a possible longer review in a later issue. We welcome suggestions for inclusion. Love...
by David Swain | 3 Dec, 2017
George Fox asked the question “What canst thou say?” In this issue we look at what the Religious Society of Friends in Australia can say today. This year we have made some important corporate statements, and we have included three of them in this issue, with some...
by David Swain | 3 Dec, 2017
Open letter on Marriage Equality The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, supports the right of adult couples in loving and committed relationships to marry, regardless of gender. We also support the right of such couples to have their marriages...
by David Swain | 21 Nov, 2014
David Swain and Rae Litting, New South Wales Regional Meeting 1. The Nontheist’s story Rae and I decided to get married. I won’t go into the background – it goes back over half a century, so we were both of full age, perhaps overfull. We decided we would like a Quaker...
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