Any Quakers on here?

SexyGreyFox · 28 Oct 2008 at 20:58

I went to Ironbridge today and learnt a lot about Abraham Darby the Godfather of the Industrial Revolution.
He was a Quaker and while there I read quite a bit about them and was quite impressed.
I'm an atheist but appreciated the main principles of their beliefs one being "Everybody is equal" which meant they treated their workers absolutely brilliant.
Cadbury was also a Quaker and they treated their workers like their own family.

So is anybody a Quaker or had experience?

Dogoid · 28 Oct 2008 at 21:00

good game

Scuzi · 28 Oct 2008 at 21:04

I'm Amish. It's a bit like being a Quaker. True story.

shifty_uk · 28 Oct 2008 at 21:09

I'm a Quaker...

.....but only in the mornings.

Shmo · 28 Oct 2008 at 21:10

I ate a bowl full of Quakers this morning.

G|mp · 28 Oct 2008 at 21:10

I ****ing PwNeD Quake2 !

Jimmeh · 28 Oct 2008 at 21:12

Wasn't there a Quake in the midlands just recently?

I_loved_amigas · 28 Oct 2008 at 21:12

I thought you couldn't use technology if you were a a quaker, so you might not get a reply!

SexyGreyFox · 28 Oct 2008 at 21:14

I_loved_amigas said:
I thought you couldn't use technology if you were a a quaker, so you might not get a reply!

Good point but I did ask if anybody had had any experiences.

For instance, anybody work at Cadbury?

G|mp · 28 Oct 2008 at 21:15

dmpoole said:
Good point but I did ask if anybody had had any experiences.

Was the dude in Kingpin a quaker? I know about him, apart from his religious beliefs obviously.

Jock Dodds · 28 Oct 2008 at 21:16

I am a Quaker, I am posting this from my plough.

Cob · 28 Oct 2008 at 21:20

G|mp said:
Was the dude in Kingpin a quaker? I know about him, apart from his religious beliefs obviously.

He was Amish.

G|mp · 28 Oct 2008 at 21:21

Cob said:
He was Amish.

So close :/

scorza · 28 Oct 2008 at 21:24

Sigh - so much ingorance as usual in a GD religion thread.

There was a lengthy interview with some Quakers (or Religious Society of Friends as they preferred to be called) on the Jeremy Vine show on Radio 2 a while back. Very interesting, they seemed like very nice people - quite a few posters here could learn a thing or two from them.

Edit: For whose who think they're Amish, here's the Quakers website in the UK: http://www.quaker.org.uk/

SexyGreyFox · 28 Oct 2008 at 21:41

scorza said:
here's the Quakers website in the UK: http://www.quaker.org.uk/

It is true about having no technology - that site looks like it was done on a Spectrum

Ta

hyper_piper45 · 28 Oct 2008 at 22:00

My mums boyfriend is a Quaker. Hes a pretty sound bloke and not a religious nutter. They have good values and morals and seem to be all round decent people.

Mr.Clark · 28 Oct 2008 at 22:16

I_loved_amigas said:
I thought you couldn't use technology if you were a a quaker, so you might not get a reply!

Technology like computers or technology like buttons and wheels?

SexyGreyFox · 28 Oct 2008 at 22:19

hyper_piper45 said:
My mums boyfriend is a Quaker. Hes a pretty sound bloke and not a religious nutter. They have good values and morals and seem to be all round decent people.

Has he got any toys eg car, mobile phone, computer, TV etc?

caff · 28 Oct 2008 at 22:21

Quake III Arena was the best. Quake I had a quality Trent Reznor soundtrack.

Pilky01 · 28 Oct 2008 at 22:22

Jock Dodds said:
I am a Quaker, I am posting this from my plough.