Quakers
 Quakers  (Religion)    | |
|---|---|
| Founder | George Fox |
| Protestant denomination stressing pacifism. Their philanthropic efforts include a prominent role in the abolition of slavery, prison reform, and social justice. | |
Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends.[1]
Past Quakers were known to use thee as an ordinary pronoun, refuse to participate in war, wear plain dress, refuse to swear oaths, oppose slavery, and practise teetotalism.[2] Some Quakers founded banks and financial institutions, including Barclays, Lloyds, and Friends Provident; manufacturers including the footwear firm of C. & J. Clark and the big three British confectionery makers Cadbury, Rowntree and Fry; and philanthropic efforts, including abolition of slavery, prison reform, and social justice.[3] In 1947, Quakers represented by the British Friends Service Council and the American Friends Service Committee were awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.[4][5]
Given their long history of pacifist beliefs, it is surprising that one of the more famous Quakers is Richard Nixon.[6]
Adherents on Wikispooks
| Adherent | Born | Died | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittaker Chambers | 1 April 1901 | 9 July 1961 | |
| Paul Douglas | 26 March 1892 | 24 September 1976 | US post-WW2 Senator. Liberal anti-communist and supporter of the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. |
| Rush Holt | 15 October 1948 | Called for hearings into the DOJ and FBI's handling of the 2001 anthrax attacks investigation | |
| Herbert Hoover | 10 August 1874 | 20 October 1964 | US President 1929-1933 |
| Lyndon LaRouche | 8 September 1922 | 12 February 2019 | |
| Richard Nixon | 9 January 1913 | 22 April 1994 | A relatively independent US president who may have been removed from power because he was planning to expose the conspiracy to assassinate JFK. |
| Sean Parlaman | 30 October 1958 | 23 November 2002 | "The leading anti-pedophile activist of his generation" |
| Edward Pease | 1857 | 5 January 1955 | |
| Robert Pickus | 31 October 1923 | 22 January 2016 | Spooky "peace activist" who proposed that in "the current political climate, war is essential for justice to prevail". |
| Joseph Rowntree | 24 May 1836 | 24 February 1925 | English Quaker philanthropist and businessman known for being a champion of social reform. Founder of Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. |
| Bayard Rustin | 17 March 1912 | 24 August 1987 | Quaker activist who spoke at the JCIT on "Democracy and Terrorism" |
| Catherine West | 14 September 1966 | UK Labour party politician |
References
- ↑ https://www.fgcquaker.org/explore/faqs-about-quakers
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/topic/Society-of-Friends
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8467833.stm
- ↑ https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1947/press.html
- ↑ http://quaker.org/legacy/minnfm/peace/nobel_peace_prize.htm
- ↑ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/17732/richard-nixon-and-12-other-celebrity-quakers
