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• Quakers in North America — constitute approximately 30% of Quakers worldwide, according to the online Quaker Information Center. There are about 107,000 individual Quakers and about 44 Friends Yearly Meetings in North America.Quakers are members of the Religious Society of …   Wikipedia

• Quakers in the Abolition Movement — Quakers played a major role in the abolition movement against slavery. The Quakers were the first whites to denounce slavery in the American colonies and Europe. Quakers began denouncing slavery as early as 1688, when four German Quakers started… …   Wikipedia

• Quakers — Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Logo used by Friends service organisations since the late 19th century Classification Protestant Theology Evangelical, Liberal, Orthod …   Wikipedia

• Quakers — Société religieuse des Amis « Quaker » redirige ici. Pour les autres significations, voir Quaker (homonymie). Sommaire 1 Pratiques et croyances …   Wikipédia en Français

• Human rights in the United States — In 1776, Thomas Jefferson proposed a philosophy of human rights inherent to all people in the Declaration of Independence, asserting that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that… …   Wikipedia

• History of religion in the United States — The religious history of the United States begins more than a century before the former British colonies became the United States of America in 1776.Some of the original settlers were men and women of deep religious convictions. The religious… …   Wikipedia

• Chronologie de l'histoire des quakers — Quaker est le surnom donné aux membres de la Société religieuse des Amis. Cette chronologie est enrichie d événements concernant plus particulièrement la francophonie (fr), la France, la …   Wikipédia en Français

• Société religieuse des Amis (quakers) — Société religieuse des Amis « Quaker » redirige ici. Pour les autres significations, voir Quaker (homonymie). Sommaire 1 Pratiques et croyances …   Wikipédia en Français

• History of the Quakers — The Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, is a movement that began in England in the 17th century. In its early days it faced opposition and persecution; however, it continued to expand, extending into many parts of the world,… …   Wikipedia

• Christianity in the United States — Christianity by Country Africa …   Wikipedia