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[zana16]

While I'm ranting, if I never have to have another round of the "Are Quakers Christian?" discussion, I will die a happy woman.

THIS QUESTION DOES NOT HAVE A YES OR NO ANSWER. SO STOP EXPECTING ONE.

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[twistedchick]

The answer is "all of the above and then some".

::hugs::

[zlabya]

Excellent answer!

[lferion]

*Headdesk*

I feel your pain.

[zana16]

You're pagan if I recall correctly? I suspect those discussions gets very complicated, very quickly.

[lferion]

I am, and they really do.

[jagienka]

Hugs.

[zlabya]

::splorfles over your icon::

[jagienka]

Awww. Thanks.

[azvin]

I would just be happy if every conversation didn't start out with "you mean they exist?"

[zana16]

Fair. I actually meant *inside* Quakerism, we seem to have this discussion nonstop, and it gets so old, so very quickly.

[jagienka]

Wait, Quakers have this discussion all the time? That just boggles my mind.

[zana16]

It's the product of a split within Quakerism that didn't actually result in a schism. There's also a regional and a generational divide. We're pretty much a religion of introverts, so there's a lot of navel-gazing going on that contributes to the problem.

[azvin]

Huh. My Meeting seemed to have a general consensus of both as far as I could tell. Then again, I tended to avoid the second hour discussions where they probably had those discussions. I mostly get that question from people once we get past the fact that Quakers aren't extinct and are different from the guy on the oatmeal box.