Peace Queries

by Anne Pomeroy
New Paltz Meeting

This issue of Spark is devoted to our understanding of the peace testimony. We might ask ourselves what does a peace church look like today? 

The following queries about living in accordance with the peace testimony may provide places for reflection about how we manifest peace in all we do. The queries are varied in the hope that some will speak to you. 

What I Believe

by Fred Dettmer
Purchase Meeting

Mining and Peace, Including Peace with Earth

by Barbara Sinacore
Albany Meeting

Mining at the present time is done in neither a peaceful nor an earth friendly manner. This is especially problematic as the mining of minerals, particularly rare earth minerals, are needed for electronic devices such as cell phones, and for green energy such as wind and solar.