Quakerism

[jackthehat]

I was having a conversation about football with a friend last night and it morphed into a conversation about Quakerism.......
.............If you felt that Quakerism was for you, how do you 'convert'. I understand that meetings are informal and as there is no mediator between you and God, whom would you approach to become a convert ?

[jake-the-peg]

I guess you'd go here and click on the link on the right hand side "find a local Quaker meeting".

They can also send you a free information pack

http://www.quaker.org.uk/Templates/FeedBack.as p?NodeID=89747

They're also known of course as the Religous Society of Friends and despite their amazing history have seen strongly decling numbers in recent years

[naomi24]

Morning Jack, I know a couple of Quakers, and I believe their meetings consist of everyone just sitting quietly in a room communing separately with god. Perhaps the way to find out how to convert is to go along to a meeting house ask. I know they won't have anything to do with alcohol or gambling - they won't even buy a raffle ticket for a charity event - but that doesn't mean they don't give generously.

[naomi24]

Sorry, that should have been 'and ask'.

[jackthehat]

Wow! So quick..........
Thanks for the answers. It was just that if you wanted to convert to being CoE your first port of call, I suppose, would be to have a word with the bloke who stands up at the front on a Sunday. The Quakers have no such person...........

Strange where pub conversations can lead, isn't it ?

[naomi24]

Ha! Suppose it could be worse Jack. :o)