Meeting Minute

As members of the Quaker community in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, we are spiritual heirs to 375 years of testimony and action against all war and violence. We reaffirm the Quaker Peace Testimony of 1660 which states: “We utterly deny all outward wars and strife and fighting with outward weapons, for any end and under any pretense whatsoever. And this is our testimony to the whole world.”

First Friends Indianapolis Quaker Meeting is a congregation that believes there is that of God in everyone. As such, we are called to treat everyone in our country with love, respect and kindness, whether they are citizens of the United States, refugees, or undocumented immigrants.

First Friends Indianapolis Quaker Meeting views the current military conflict with Iran with heavy hearts and a clear conscience. Following the escalation of hostilities on February 28, 2026, we are moved to reaffirm our conviction that war is a moral failure and a violation of the inherent dignity of every human being.

More than 1,100 Afghan allies and their families remain at CAS under U.S. authority, the vast majority of whom are fully vetted and approved refugees mere steps away from traveling to the United States.

Herndon Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is devastated and profoundly disturbed by the collaborative military actions of the United States and Israel against Iran and the resulting widespread violence.

We, the Duluth Superior Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker), support passage of the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2025 (SB 761), and the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026, (HR 7325).

We write to you as fellow believers who share a common commitment to human dignity, compassion, and justice. We address you with respect for the important role Christian churches play in Alabama’s moral and civic life, and with concern about the growing distance between our shared values and the reality facing immigrant families in our communities today.

Guided by the Spirit of love and Truth, the Jacksonville Quaker Worship Group expresses its anguish, shared by many across the world, over the ongoing war in Iran and Lebanon and its hope for peace, justice, and reconciliation.

As people of faith who believe that the Divine dwells within every human being, we bear witness to the devastating injustices perpetrated by current immigration enforcement practices in the United States

As members of Durham Friends Meeting, we feel compelled to speak out for the rights and dignity of our immigrant and refugee neighbors.

As members of Raleigh Friends Meeting, we feel compelled to speak out for the rights and dignity of our immigrant and refugee neighbors.

We call on the American people and government to end the US destruction of the Iranian people, their homes, schools, health facilities, places of worship and of commerce.

We unequivocally condemn the attacks on Iran in March 2026 and demand the immediate cessation of all attacks and the withdrawal of the U.S. military from the area. We grieve over the loss of life, the human suffering, the damage to the world economy, and the environmental damage.

As a community of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), we are disturbed and deeply concerned about the recent violence in the Middle East.

Our Quaker community stands in witness and opposition to the drumbeats of war, authoritarianism, and supremacist philosophies coming from the Executive Branch of the current United States government.

Like many around the world, members and attenders of the Walla Walla Friends Meeting are deeply disturbed by the US and Israeli attacks on Iran and by the US assassination of Iranian government leaders.

The very threat of intrusion of government agents in our sacred places not only diminishes our religious practice but also discourages our most vulnerable neighbors from joining us.

In a Meeting for Worship with a Concern Business during Tenth Month (October) 2025, SEYM members expressed solidarity with the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians in Florida in calling for the immediate closure of the detention facility to preserve the air quality, drinking water supply, and the sacred ecological balance vital to the Miccosukee way of life.

Sierra-Cascades Yearly Meeting of Friends believes in the inherent sacredness of every person, from every place.

Sierra-Cascades Yearly Meeting of Friends (SCYMF) rejoices in the presence, participation, and Spirit-guided leadership of transgender (trans*) people in our communities.