On a beautiful autumn afternoon, Newtown Monthly Meeting hosted an Interfaith Service attended by approximately 70 people from almost 20 different denominations.

I worked with FCNL from 2006 to 2010, and I found in the slogan “War is Not the Answer” a powerful double meaning. It was an expression of Quaker faith, most famously exemplified by the declaration of members of the founding generation of Friends to King Charles II of England in 1660

Nearly from the inception of their use in warfare, Doylestown Friends have actively sought to raise consciousness in their local community about nuclear weapons and the need to abolish them.