Never Call Us – a poem by M.R. Rilke, performed by Ann Winschel
Reflections on the Peace Testimony
“Hate and fear as results of war were part of my childhood.”
Image by Pixabay Commons
My Struggle with the Peace Testimony
“I struggled with the Peace Testimony because I too had some moral conflict”
Image by Pixabay Commons
Our Choice
“There are people who have no heart…we call them psychopaths.”
Image by Ann Winschel
Solitary Quaker Night Birds
“God weeps for the cannon fodder, the unseen souls.”
Image by Bill Powell
Reflections on the Peace Testimony
the question… “How to bring kindness and healing to those who suffer?”
Image by Pixabay Commons
Are We Really Concerned About Peace?
“Love will give you no peace.”
Image by Ann Winschel
If We Want Peace, We Must Work for Justice
“War…must be engaged in for self-defense, but only sadly, regrettably.”
Image by Pixabay Commons
My Journey to Pacifism
“Feeling guilty seemed only like a burden.”
Image by Bill Powell
Reflections on the Peaceable Kingdom Painting
“Grass must grow, lambs eat grass and lions eat lambs.”
Image from the National Gallery of Art
The Historic Quaker Peace Testimony
With narrative context and excerpts
Image from Swarthmore College Peace Collection
New Zealand Yearly Meeting Peace Statement, 1987
“Time…for us to make an unequivocal stand on the question of violence.”
Image: New Zealand Yearly Meeting