Comments on: 100 Percent Orthodox Quaker

By: Christopher Brinkman

Christopher Brinkman — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:17:54 +0000

This describes my sympathies. I am not a Quaker because I lost my sense of the spiritual side of life. I have no belief in gods, angels, etc. I am sorry that I lost touch with my spiritual side, but that is all ancient history now. Water under the bridge.

By: Nina

Nina — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:31:06 +0000

I came out with 100% Orthodox Quaker and have communicated with Quakers from Illinois, Iowa and Ohio. Iowa and Ohio are conservative Quakers. There is a Friends Gathered in Christ meeting in Evanston, near Chicago, Illinois. There is a more conservative Chicago Friends Meeting/Chicago Monthly Meeting (meets every Sunday) in south Chicago, in the Beverly area. I have been working on starting a Christ centered worship at the Downers Grove Friends Meeting (Illinois). I am attending that meeting and asking permission to start an additional worship meeting like the the Friends Gathered in Christ. Feel free to join me on Sundays at 10:30 there. The Ohio conservative Quakers have a website, with directions on how to start a meeting, either independently or in affiliation with them. Wikipedia has a long article on the Quakers, which is a start. The Barclay Press suggestion is good. You all were interested enough to take the quiz on beliefnet.com. Follow that leading through. Blessings all around!

By: edurne

edurne — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:26:07 +0000

ok, ok so many Quakers around.. me too as a 100% Orthodox Quaker… maybe time to see who designed the quiz?

By: Meep

Meep — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:09:18 +0000

Quakers in the UK and America are part of a liberal, creedless religion (Ie you don't have to take on a specific set of beliefs to be one), a significant minority don't believe in God, it's more a way of life focused on social action and helping others, so don't be alarmed if you came out 100% quaker, it can accomodate many different types of beliefs. As a sign outside a local quaker meeting house says, "Thou shalt decide for thyself."

They're nothing to do with the Amish and you don't have to eat oats to be one!

By: Christopher Brinkman

Christopher Brinkman — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:09:09 +0000

I came out with 100% Unitarian Universal, 95% Therevada Buddhism, 91% Secular Humanism and 89% Liberal Quaker, so it seems that not everyone comes out as 100% Quaker. Incidentally I was brought up as a Quaker, actually became a member when I decided to join but left a few years later in the early 1970s. I retain some sympathy with Quakers but do not want to reclaim my membership.

By: David Scott Lewis

David Scott Lewis — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 02:35:31 +0000

Alas, I am 100% Orthodox Quaker, although I'm a member of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church (PCUSA, although it's an evangelical megachurch) and Abundant Life Christian Fellowship (Church of God; also a megachurch), both in Silicon Valley. I've been living in China for nearly four years, and although there are some "private" fellowships tending toward the Right (well, at least that's what I've been told), I attend the marginally ecumenical International Fellowship here in Qingdao -- and even do a bit of preaching. For those interested in learning more about what it means to be an "Orthodox Quaker," see if Barclay Press offerings resonate with you: http://www.barclaypress.com/ . If it does, then you may indeed be an Orthodox Quaker. You may also want to check out Sojourners magazine: http://www.sojo.net/ . Hope these two links help!!

By: Lia

Lia — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:46:09 +0000

Oh, thank goodness, 100% quaker was not what I was expecting from a "what religion are you" test. Glad to see I'm not the only one going, "What, am I really that square and just didn't know it?"

By: Maria Smith

Maria Smith — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:23:43 +0000

According to Belief-O-Matic, I am 100% Orthodox Quacker also. I consider myself mostly philosophical and not particularly adhere to any one specific religion. So what gives??? I am also intrigued with
the results of this quiz.

By: skullman58

skullman58 — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:42:47 +0000

I too just today have been graded as 100% Orthodox Quaker thats why I went to google to find o0ut about it.I always thought i was a dummy with a big ol' tummy.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:34:23 +0000

I scored 100% on Orthodox Quaker too. I've always been intrigued by the Amish culture, but would consider myself Presbyterian, through and through. Find out more here: http://www.quakerinfo.com/quaker.shtml