tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15744935.post7751657683722871472..comments2023-09-12T13:43:10.386+00:00Comments on Stumbling blocks to stepping stones: British Quakers and convergenceGil Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09333053235167826429noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15744935.post-52751768186560632602008-07-31T18:11:00.000+00:002008-07-31T18:11:00.000+00:00I've only been attending for a short while, but if...I've only been attending for a short while, but if "liberalism" is really sapping Friends' courage to express their genuine feelings and listen to one another, I wonder whether it's really about being liberal at all. Being liberal isn't the same as being afraid. It seems to me that the Quaker way of doing religion involves a lot of taking deep breaths and talking and listening even though it's hard and scary - that's the beauty of it. So why, do you think, is that not happening?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com