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Martin Kelley
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Quaker writer and editor, with a focus on outreach, nonviolence, and the Christian roots of Friends. Sharing stories of Quakers as senior editor of FriendsJournal.org and newsletter blogger at QuakerRanter.org. Bio & Links: MartinKelley.com
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WHY WONā€™T DEMS TONE DOWN THE BLATANTLY VIOLENT RHETORIC

Trump Says Maybe 2nd Amendment
People' Can Stop Clinton's Supreme Court Picks
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"Prayer is my life," Lynette Davis tells us, and she means itā€”in addition to being a Quaker, she's also a member of an ecumenical community of women who have taken religious vows, and joins other sisters in formalized prayers several times a day.

7 Quaker Approches to Prayer - QuakerSpeak
7 Quaker Approches to Prayer - QuakerSpeak

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Charges against Norcross are the very opposite of tarnishing. Those of us living here know heā€™s been a corrupting behind-the-scenes boss. His trial, along with the imminent replacement of Menendez by Kim this fall, is the best news for clean government in a long time. www.nytimes.com/2024/06/17/n...

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I feel Anil is kind of always bullishly optimistic that weā€™re on the cusp of a new wave of alt publishing and believe me I share his hope, but Iā€™d love to see some examples. Distribution is hard these days. www.anildash.com/2024/06/14/t...

The New Alt Media and the Future of Publishing - Anil Dash
The New Alt Media and the Future of Publishing - Anil Dash

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

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"One of the core missions of a Quaker meeting is to try to speak to our membersā€™ conditions, to answer that of God in them.ā€¦ For we humans are the only agents here on earth that can serve the commonwealth of God. Thatā€™s what the meeting is for."

Speaking to Our Membersā€™ Conditions - Friends Journal
Speaking to Our Membersā€™ Conditions - Friends Journal

Giving us back to ourselves.

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To catch everyone up on billionaire brainworm machine politics: 1) an NPR ā€œwhistleblowerā€ wrote an article in The Free Press alleging anti-conservative bias at NPR three weeks ago 2) the brand new CEO of NPR, Katherine Maher, had a bunch of tweets that revealed her to be progressive; opportunity!

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What if the central factor of the campus protests isn't liberal money or shadowy conspirators or TikTok algorithms but that young people are angry about Gaza? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Analysis | Why is the simplest explanation of campus protests so hard to accept?
Analysis | Why is the simplest explanation of campus protests so hard to accept?

And why is the New York Police Department so invested in promoting the idea of a conspiracy?

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A look at the war from a ethical perspective and the constant contextual testing of right and wrong. "Right now: ceasefire. And, as we make this demand, we might remind ourselves that a ceasefire is not, primarily, a political demand. Primarily, it is an ethical one."

The Role of Words in the Campus Protests
The Role of Words in the Campus Protests

In the campus protests over the war in Gaza, language and rhetoric areā€”as they have always been when it comes to Israel and Palestineā€”weapons of mass destruction.

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"When the coronavirus pandemic hit, I started attending online worship with San Francisco Meeting," says Dirk von der Horst, who lives 400 miles away in Long Beach. "I was surprised, deeply surprised, by how Spirit-filled online worship could be."

Membership at a Distance
Membership at a Distance

Lessons from joining a meeting 400 miles from home.

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Martin Kelley
@martinkelley.bsky.social
Quaker writer and editor, with a focus on outreach, nonviolence, and the Christian roots of Friends. Sharing stories of Quakers as senior editor of FriendsJournal.org and newsletter blogger at QuakerRanter.org. Bio & Links: MartinKelley.com
48 followers84 following107 posts