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wcmagumba

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9. The Meetings I attended had a short message and then sit in silence for maybe an hour or a little longer...
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 05:33 PM
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I enjoyed them. Transportation issues and getting old stopped me from going...

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The Quakers are good people, I have attended a few Quaker Meetings at one of their locations in Wichita, KS... wcmagumba Friday #1
Richard Nixon grew up as a Quaker. When he attended college he stopped going to meetings. Jacson6 Friday #6
He never went to meetings. Ms. Toad Friday #12
The finest person I have ever known is a Quaker. biophile Friday #2
Good people. paleotn Friday #3
Good for Friends.and AFSC! Evolve Dammit Friday #4
My sister is a Quaker. Good people. It was always very ironic that Richard Nixon was a Quaker. Martin68 Friday #5
A previous poster said that Nixon quit attending Quaker Meetings when he went to college... wcmagumba Friday #8
I believe Nixon was a Quaker in name only. Martin68 Yesterday #15
Different kind of Quaker. Ms. Toad Friday #13
I always remembered this. multigraincracker Friday #7
The Meetings I attended had a short message and then sit in silence for maybe an hour or a little longer... wcmagumba Friday #9
Get this...back in the '70s at my college the Draft Counselor was a Quaker! electric_blue68 Friday #10
I was married by a UCC minister, slightlv Friday #11
Try Penn Valley Friends Meeting. Ms. Toad Friday #14
Thank you for the indepth info, Ms Toad! slightlv 20 hrs ago #17
A lot of new folks are showing up at Friends Meetings these days. Ms. Toad 19 hrs ago #18
What is a "Draft Counselor"? I don't know that term... wcmagumba 21 hrs ago #16
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