Setting the spirit free
Roland Carn has two legs to stand on
My Quakerism stands on two legs.The first is the mystery that each person has direct, unmediated, constant access to God (George Fox, Quaker faith & practice 19.02). So I must treat everyone with equal respect, recognising their different characters. Everyone can search for truth and guidance for themselves and validate their insights in community. It presupposes there is something to listen for and to respond to. From this belief come our positive, moral values. But it takes us into contention with authoritative organisations.
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