We have no problem speaking out, as Meetings and
organisations, and as individuals, when we see things wrong in the
world. Friends have opposed apartheid in South Africa, many support
BDS in relation to Israel. Friends organisations have lobbied
governments in many countries on many issues, from same sex marriage
to tax and social security (welfare) policy. Friends are out every
week protesting arms sales, fracking, and military escapades of all
sorts. We have no problem confronting what we see as wrong out in the
world.
Why, then, are we so slow to confront problems
among ourselves?
