This an excerpt from a post by Quaker blogger, Imperfect Serenity, that sums up why I would like you all to read Bury the Chains: Joe [Volk of Friends Committee on National Legislation] noted that this spring is the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and said that the people who [...]

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This post is a convergence of concerns elicited by Johnny’s guest post on atheism’s negative PR and my reading of this month’s Mind on Fire book selection, Bury the Chains. I may be conflating too much history here, but this was a time of revolution and radical egalitarianism. It’s interesting to me that during a [...]

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This is a little late, but it’s still technically spring. I say technically because, living in southern California means that my connection with any kind of weather or season is superficial at best. I know it’s spring because that’s when the Trader Joe’s near me carries daffodils. After being cooped up in the house all [...]

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