Mission Statement
The Friends Witness for a Prolife Peace Testimony witnesses to the value in each human life, regardless of stage of life or life circumstances. As Jesus said, “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”* We deeply feel the call of the Spirit to move away from the violence of war, the death penalty, abortion, and euthanasia towards life-affirming approaches. We seek to educate Friends across the wide spectrum of the Religious Society around this concern, and to unite with others inside and outside of the Society of Friends who are responding to a similar call.
* Matthew 25:40
Friends Journal Full-Page Ads
Friends Journal ran a series of three full-page ads in October, November, and December 2007, co-sponsored by us and Consistent Life. The content of the ads is available here:
Friends Witness
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Peace Testimony
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Quaker writings with pro-life reflections
article originally in Quaker Life
Spiritual Diversity Issue, Feminism & Nonviolence Studies journal
Web-sites from a peace or feminist or disability-rights point of view:
On-Site Insight
We would be delighted to receive original writings to consider for publication on this web page, including reflections, documentation, personal experiences, and book reviews. Send inquiries or short pieces to admin@prolifequakers.org.
Out-of-Site Insight
- www.consistent-life.org
- http://swissnet.ai.mit.edu/~rauch/nvp/articles.html
- www.fnsa.org
- www.feministschoosinglife.org
- www.feministsforlife.org
- www.nonviolentchoice.info
- www.plagal.org
- www.notdeadyet.org
- www.fum.org/QL/issues/9904/MacNair.htm
- www.fnsa.org/fall98/macnair.html
- www.seamless-garment.org/discabor1.shtml
- thejesusgospel.com/Difficult_Issues.html
Recommended Books
Those who would recommend others to add to the list, or who would like to do a book review specifically for this website, please contact admin@prolifequakers.org
edited by Mary Krane Derr, Rachel M. MacNair, and Linda Naranjo-Huebl
Full of delightful short essays from Yesterday (18th century to 1950s) and Today (1960s on), this book provides “intellectual heft” to the case for historical and current pro-life feminism.
by William Brennan
This book documents the semantics of dehumanizing that has targeted a variety of vulnerable groups, from African Americans and Native Americans and Jews to women, unborn children, and people with disabilities. The pattern of language is similar across them all, as justifying domination and violence uses similar techniques.
by Rachel M. MacNair
From combat veterans to those who carry out executions to abortion staff, evidence suggests that killing is traumatic to the human mind.
Consistently Opposing Killing:
From Abortion to Assisted Suicide, the Death Penalty and War
edited by Rachel M. MacNair and Stephen Zunes
Now available from Praeger, fresh off the presses!
Several authors discuss the consistent life ethic, which links opposition to abortion, euthanasia, the death penalty, war, racism and poverty as connected issues of violence with connected solutions.
- www. kimopress.com/abortion.html by Chuck Fager
by Vasu Murti
In this short book, Hindu and animal rights activist Vasu Murti makes a case against abortion using quotations from a wide array of historical and current liberals.
by Rachel M. MacNair
available only on-line: www.fnsa.org/apawUnderstanding the psychological dynamics of post-trauma symptoms and of cognitive dissonance provides some clues on why it is that the abortion business has started a process of collapsing, and what is likely to happen to the social dynamics of the abortion debate as this process proceeds.
by Bill Samuel
Other Quaker reflections
Responses to AFSC book, Who Shall Live?
-- www. memphisquakers.org/index1.htm by Gisele Hankins, RN
Northern Spirit Radio
A one-hour radio interview exploring a thoughtful dialog between a pro-life and a pro-choice Quaker is available on-line. Air date is 6/22/2008.
