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Publishing epistles
I write regarding Britain Yearly Meeting's (BYM) decision to publish all epistles regardless of their content (30 May)
Quakers are well-known for tolerance and I applaud that However, with our testimony to equality we are also one of the few religious groups where homosexuals are accepted and allowed to play a full part Consequently, as a gay person, I am hurt that the Society should accept and publish inflammatory material about homosexuals
I was not present at the session at Yearly Meeting (YM) where this was agreed I would like those Friends who prize tolerance above integrity to ask themselves whether they would agree to publish an epistle from a yearly meeting which denigrated black people
editorial@thefriend.org
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