whats a Quaker veiw of god?like do they belive in him?
can they drink alcohol?
please no repeat answers
2006-12-10 20:14:23 · 11 answers · asked by mu_ba 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2006-12-10 20:17:48 · update #1
Quakers are just a form of Christianity.And so, they follow the teachings of Christ and their view of God is based on their understanding of Christ's everlasting love and forgiveness.They allow consumption of alcohol and are usually more liberal.
2006-12-10 20:19:59 · answer #1 · answered by Tobeornottobe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can Quakers Drink Alcohol
2017-01-12 15:32:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a Quaker. But I found a pretty interesting site. Basically what I got from the site below is that Quakers believe that they have the possibility of directly communing with God. Now this is a vague way to put it because Quakers my have that same basic belief but with just enough twist on the view so that this is not universal among them. Confusing? You bet. But the best that I could pull out of the site. Hope I helped some.
2006-12-10 20:34:46 · answer #3 · answered by waltinaw74 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
G'day Mu ba,
Thank you for your question.
Quakerism or the Religious Society of Friends is a sect of Christianity albeit not part of Orthodox, Catholic or Protestant groupings. Although Quakers throughout most of their history and in most parts of the world today consider Quakerism to be a Christian movement, some Friends (principally in the select Meetings in the United States and the United Kingdom) now consider themselves universalist, agnostic, atheist, pagan, or nontheist, or do not accept any religious label. This phenomenon has become increasingly evident during the latter half of the 20th century and the opening years of the 21st century, and is still controversial among Friends. They were called Quakers in the 17th century its founder George Fox told a magistrate to quake at the word of God. They have different services performed in silence, read other books as well as the Bible and don't celebrate Easter and Christmas.
Some Quakers drink, smoke or even use illicit drugs. However, the Church advises "In view of the harm done by the use of alcohol, tobacco and other habit-forming drugs, consider whether you should limit your use of them or refrain from using them altogether."
I have attached sources for your reference.
Seasons greetings
2006-12-10 20:36:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Quakers do believe in God, but in a far more abstract and distant sense than traditional Christians. They do not, as a rule, believe in a personal God.
Quakers frown on alcohol and drug use, but some Quakers do drink alcohol.
Because Quakers have no creed members must adhere to, beliefs in God and attitudes toward alcohol are subject to vary.
2006-12-10 20:23:33 · answer #5 · answered by STFU Dude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not a Quaker but I like what they stand for. Here's a recap that I came across:
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The Religious Society of Friends is an Alternative Christianity which emphasizes the personal experience of God in one's life. Quakers understand the necessity of first listening to God before working in the world. They affirm the equality of all people before God regardless of race, station in life, or sex and this belief leads them into a range of social concerns.
Being "Children of Light" they find recourse to violence intolerable. Quaker thought is both mystical (waiting upon God) and prophetic (speaking truth to power). Friends believe that God's revelation is still continuing, that God is not absent or unknowable but that we can find God ourselves and establish a living relationship thus being able to live in the world free from the burden and guilt of sin. It is the search for a closer relationship with God that is the Way.
Religious knowledge, like the appreciation of beauty, is not attained by a logical process of thought but by experience and feeling. Quakers maintain that the teaching of Jesus is a practical method for the guidance of the world today, that religion is concerned with the whole of life, and that, beyond a certain point, definition becomes a limitation.
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Peace be with you!
2006-12-10 20:34:36 · answer #6 · answered by Arf Bee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No personal experience with them but I've read that Quakers don't believe in preaching for hire and therfore don't have any paid clergy. May be a good idea.
2006-12-10 20:22:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
late president Nixon was a Quaker
2006-12-10 20:17:09 · answer #8 · answered by Dr. Brooke 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They do believe. Alcohol is a no no. It is not acceptable behavior to be a drunkard. Alcohol is the root of all evil.
2006-12-10 20:49:27 · answer #9 · answered by moosekitty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I understand, it's a community-based religion, and I don't know their standards, so... I would think so.
2006-12-10 20:16:23 · answer #10 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋