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• Tax should not be seen as a burden, say churches

  23 April 2018

  Quakers are supporting Church Action for Tax Justice (CAT), a new movement for tax justice, launched recently in the House of Lords.

• Meeting house features in story of faith

  13 April 2018

  Walkers on the Dales Way in the Yorkshire National Park come across Farfield Quaker Meeting House unexpectedly, treasuring a place for quiet, unhurried contemplation. This week, Historic England has recognised its historic significance.

• Quakers oppose military action in Syria

  12 April 2018

  Quakers in Britain are urging the UK government not to take military action in Syria and to work for peace instead. Their statement reads:

• Gaza killings should be investigated, say Quakers

  6 April 2018

  Amid ongoing violence in Gaza, Quakers in Britain have made this statement:

• Faith leaders urge government to scrap two-child policy

  6 April 2018

  Today, faith representatives – including Paul Parker, Recording Clerk for Quakers in Britain – are urging the government to rethink its two-child limit policy, for child tax credits.

• Jocelyn Bell Burnell in conversation

  26 March 2018

  Jocelyn Bell Burnell is known to many as the scientist who discovered pulsars. She is less well known as a Quaker.

• Peacebuilding is everyone's business, say Quakers

  21 March 2018

  Relations around the world are becoming tenser. An exciting new Quaker resource offers realistic steps towards creating lasting peace.

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