Our country continues to be devastated by mass shootings. The Gun Violence Archive showsthat the number of all gun violence deaths is rising with each passing year, with 692 individualskilled in mass shootings in 2021. The Center for Disease Control and National Institutes ofHealth report over 45,000 deaths due to gun violence in 2020. The……
Category: Peace and Social Concerns
Palmetto Friends Gathering 2022
Worship Sharing on the Peace Testimony
Photo by Mathias P.R. Reding on Pexels.com On the 16th, 85 Friends from states across the country gathered for a two-hour long meeting that saw many meaningful messages rise out of the silence. Both prior to and after that session, Wayne Finegar from Quaker House heard from people who had been unable to participate due……
Eliminate Nuclear Weapons
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com On March 6, 2022, Cassandra Fraxlix had a Letter to the Editor published in The State newspaper reflecting our Quaker values against war in response to Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons. It is heart-wrenching to watch as the Ukrainian people flee and experience the devastation of war. Putin……