Donald Trump Sued by Quakers Over ICE Raids
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nabdad@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
Yep. I attended a Quaker wedding a while back. There is no officiant. For the wedding everyone just sits there staring at the bride and groom, and you're supposed to just stand up and talk if the spirit moves you. It felt very odd for us non-quakers in attendance. I don't remember how they decided it was over. I know there was a long period of total quiet that had me starting to think I should stand up and say something, but thankfully someone broke the silence.
My grandfather was a Quaker. He wouldn't beat my father, which is a shame because my father really needed some good beatings. My grandmother wasn't a Quaker, and she would break yardsticks over his ass often enough that she bought boxes of them. However, it clearly didn't have enough impact.
I also live near a Friend's Meeting House, and there are a bunch of well-established Quaker Schools in the area. If you can afford to pay for a private education for your children, they are supposed to be excellent.
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gigliorananomicom@sh.itjust.worksreplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
This "immigrants with criminal records" bullshit has got me fuming.
Straight-up glazing over how many criminals were born here and live here and the multitudes of criminals here that haven't been caught. Commiting crimes doesn't disqualify a person from being human. Come on.
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chlopczyca@sh.itjust.worksreplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
Not really, there are some Reformed Christians in Pennsylvania but they're not particularly concentrated there the way Quakers are.
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gladaed@feddit.orgreplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
Excuse me, they are called "the religious society of friends" which is awesome.
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floofloof@lemmy.careplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
It's not like they're only going after people with criminal records. They just make sure always to mention that some have criminal records in order to associate immigrants with criminality in people's minds. They will do the same with every other group they target. See also their scare tactics about trans people and bathrooms. There are no actual problems around trans people's use of bathrooms, but the Republicans certainly want you to imagine there is, so they do everything they can to get people to imagine trans people do something odd in bathrooms.
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floofloof@lemmy.careplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
The more noise a religious group makes, the more dodgy it tends to be. The USA is full of loud, hateful Christian groups. Quakers are quiet.
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nokturne213@sopuli.xyzreplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
My grandfather was a Quaker too, and my grandmother was not as well. She was Amish but grew up kind of outside the Amish community, she spoke only Pennsylvania German into her teens when she learned English.
Much like your dad, mine could use some beatings.
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tdawg@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
The Trump administration is seeking to crack down on illegal immigration. The president made immigration a central theme of his successful campaign for office, and Americans largely support his mass deportation plans.
Could you suck his dick any harder?
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flyingsquid@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
The vast, vast majority of violent criminals in the U.S. are citizens.
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flyingsquid@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
You might be thinking of Shakers. I used to confuse them too. The Shakers all died out because they all took a vow of celibacy. Morons.
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flyingsquid@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
Have you never seen a porridge tree?
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bertramditore@lemm.eereplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
Here’s a link to the actual story on Newsweek.
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grue@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
They’re the same ones the Nazis used against Jews in the 1930s-40s.
And the same ones the Nazis used against trans people and immigrants in the 1930s-40s, too, for that matter.
Like, what they're doing isn't even just 'reminiscent' of Nazis; it's literally identical. There is no wiggle room or superficial difference to seize upon to try to deny it, although I'm sure the fascist apologist concern trolls will still try.
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misterneon@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
Oh you're completely right! I mixed up the two.
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x00z@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
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quill7513@slrpnk.netreplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
Calvinists are one of the biggest sets of Christians. Presbyterians and Reformed Baptists are both Calvinist in nature
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tomatolung@sopuli.xyzreplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
Further the release from the org doing the suit, Democratic forward on behalf of several Yearly Meetings and more.
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fedizen@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
I mean trump released a bunch of criminals
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sarcasticsunrise@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
I'm not religious in the slightest, but if there's any one sect of Christianity I find remotely "BASED", it's the Quakers. Instances like this, the fact that they're anti-war as well, that's just cool as hell. They seem to be the only group that practices what they preach. Also, John K Samson from The Weakerthans is a Quaker, so that's a bonus in my book
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eatspancakes84@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 22 days ago last edited by
Being a bit pedantic here, but the president cannot change the law as the article asserts.
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