http://www.speakingtruth.org/rss Quaker podcasts, prose, video, and more A first-timer's view of the Friends General Conference Gathering in Johnstown, PA in the summer of 2008. The Gathering was attended by over 1,500 people from around the world, and included workshops, speakers, performers, interest groups, youth activities, food, fun, bible study, fellowship, and much more. This is just a taste of the experience. http://www.speakingtruth.org/post/view/1402 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:15:44 -0800 http://www.speakingtruth.org/post/view/1402 New York Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends' (Quakers) statement on torture, approved on July 25, 2008. In this statement, Quakers from New York and parts of New Jersey and Connecticut sign on to the National Religious Campaign Against Torture's (nrcat.org) "Statement of Conscience" and its "Declaration of Principles" seeking an end to torture. http://www.speakingtruth.org/post/view/923 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:06:39 -0800 http://www.speakingtruth.org/post/view/923