Nearly 400 years after members of the Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, arrived in America in pursuit of religious freedom, a new immigration policy threatens the ability of the ...

a simple dark jacket and white shirt -- although he was closely affiliated with Quakers, Banneker never became a member of the Religious Society of Friends. The 1795 Almanac was one of six ...

I belong to a tiny Quaker Meeting in the rolling hills of South Central Pennsylvania just north of Gettysburg. Our meeting house is surrounded by acres upon acres of apple orchards, and our community ...

Having no creed, liturgy or clergy. Members of the 'Religious Society of Friends' (Quakers) meet largely in silence seeking an awareness of an inner light or spirit that is within us all; and which is ...

Led by such Quaker activists as Anthony Benezet and ... The following year, in collaboration with the Society of Friends, PAS successfully petitioned the Pennsylvania legislature to amend the ...

The Religious Society of Friends has practiced the Quaker faith in the United States since the 1600s. There are under 55,000 Quakers in the nation. "Quakers believe that the testimony to equality ...

The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is a pacifist group that has worked for peace since its creation in the 17th century. Quakers usually refer to themselves as 'Friends'. They believe that ...