gaza

According to President Donald Trump, the United States is at war, both abroad and at home.

Trump notified Congress this week that he has “determined” that the U.S. is at war with drug cartels in Latin America. The U.S. killed another four people in another strike in the Caribbean on Friday.

This week, Congress is negotiating a stopgap measure for federal spending for Fiscal Year 2026 which begins October 1. Lawmakers must reach a resolution or discretionary spending halts and the government will shut down.

As the deadline approaches, Congress must pass legislation that:

1. Keeps the government open.

Government shutdowns halt vital programs and services and harm people across the country.

The recent police raid on the Westminster Quaker Meeting House has strongly shaken the U.K. and the wider Quaker community.

Members and attenders of the Santa Fe Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) mourn all loss of lives, homes, and communities that are the result of violence in the Middle East, regardless of the nationality or politics of these victims.

As Quakers we believe in the sacred worth of each person and stand against violence in all its forms. We are deeply concerned about the suffering, death, and destruction that this conflict is causing. We call on our leaders to recognize that we are complicit in the devastation of Gaza.

We believe with moral clarity, and in line with the definition of the crime of genocide, that the current actions in Gaza perpetrated by the Israeli government constitute genocide.

Because of our testimonies of integrity and equality and our commitment to peaceful resolution to conflicts, Quakers from Austin Texas call on our US government to end American complicity in genocide as defined by the international Genocide Convention.

The Northern Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, Quakers of the Upper Midwest of North America, wish to voice our opposition to the deliberate starvation and destruction of civilians’ lives and properties in Gaza by the government of Israel.

Because of our testimonies of integrity and equality and our commitment to peaceful resolution to conflicts, Quakers from Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas call on our US government to end American complicity in genocide as defined by the international Genocide Convention.

On a beautiful August morning in Richmond, VA, more than twenty Christian, Muslim, and Jewish faith leaders gathered for a day of advocacy. As prayers, readings, and stories were offered from across traditions, a shared purpose emerged: to bring our faith into action for peace and an end to suffering in Gaza.