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Queries for a long-time Attender
I am grateful for Michael Oppenheim's open and stimulating explanation of why he remains an attender (23 March) But has he repeatedly discussed these things over the years with elders (as Janet Gilbraith (6 April) suggests) and with other seasoned Friends? If so, I would have expected a more flexible understanding of Christianity and of the Society's relationship to it
On whether God talks to us directly, and on the nature of inspiration, I commend William Littleboy's 20-page classic The Appeal of Quakerism to the Non-mystic, and notably his thoughts in section 82 of Christian Faith and Practice (1960) All my life I have been deaf: deaf to the voice of God, in the meeting for worship or anywhere else; but convinced, after listening to Friends and talking with them, that it's a matter of my deafness, not their delusion People born blind take on trust that the world they do not see can be seen; I take on trust that God's voice, which I do not hear, can be heard Littleboy's words have been invaluable to me Has Michael read them yet?
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