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Any Quakers In The House?

  • 30-07-2006 11:00pm
    #1
    antSionnach
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    Hi, my names Rory and Im er... half quaker.

    The above is exactly my problem. My Dad is an Anglican and my Mother a Quaker (a Friend). I was brought up as a member of the 'church of Ireland', and was baptised into that church and was confirmed in that church. It was decided that when we got older (out of 5 kids) that we would all decide whether we wanted to remain as part of the church or join the Society of Friends.

    My older brother and sister have both decided (since each was 15 -16 ish) that they identified as Quakers. I am approaching 19 and I am still very unsure. I go frequently to Church, and I believe in ideas like baptism and confirmation, yet I am completely not in favour of the idea of 'communion' as what is meant by eucharist, nor an ordained ministry. I also have issues with the Anglican approach to prayer.

    I dont seem to fit exactly into what would be called the Quaker ideal, yet neither do I fit into the 'Church of Ireland', or in fact any of the 'Protestant' denominations.

    Are there any other people from Quaker families who have faced similiar difficulties?

    Part of the problem is that Friends do not specify real theories of faith or define the faith. I do not mean that this is what would be called a problem, but that it makes my 'oneness' with that faith more clouded. I find what I consider to be the ambiguity surrounding Quaker faith to be sometimes frustrating, as it leaves too much up to the individual, and none of us really know if we are truly looking in the one direction, so to speak. Yet I find the Anglican Church to authoritative (yes, I know very few share that opinion, but I mean it is authoritative when viewed relative to the RSoF:)

    How do all of you, especially those from mixed marriages, face up to such dilemmas regarding which faith you choose?


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  • #2
    robindch
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 24,427 Mod ✭✭✭✭robindch


    > How do all of you, especially those from mixed marriages, face up to
    > such dilemmas regarding which faith you choose?

    All I can really say is that you can decide to accept somebody else's religious beliefs, if you want to. Or, you can develop your own ideas and feelings about the world, based upon your own personal experiences, if you want to. It's really up to you, but do remember that it's your life and not somebody else's.


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