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Peace, Community & Values - Parker Palmer [327]

Mindful Mama: Raising Kind, Confident Kids Without Losing Your Cool | Parenting Strategies For Big Emotions & More

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Quakerism and Non Violence

Quakers were the first religious community in the united states to agree to free their slaves. It took 20 years for them to get there, but they did it 80 years before the civil war was fought. In a quaker meeting for business, when decisions are being made by the quaker meeting, they never vote because they believe that when 51 % of the people can tell forty nine per cent where to get off, violence has been done.

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