3/3 #Quakers in UK were the 1st faith group to celebrate same-sex marriages, but we do have an inclusion issue. Non-theist Friends cannot marry in a Meeting house if they cannot say the prescribed words which refer to "divine assistance” & to god. The only option for them is to marry in a civil ceremony. We have not achieved equal marriage until it is open even to nontheists. #BritainYearlyMeeting #EqualMarriage

@davidabbottbris that’s a good description David of how Friends’ Meetings work - I hadn’t experienced anything like it in all my years before! It was good to see you there today, & yes the clerks did a good job. At the top of the list of what makes a good Meeting for me is the silence, then the freedom from having a particular spirituality/religion imposed (I’m a happy non-theist myself) #quaker #quakermeeting #friends #quakerrainbow #queerfriends #queerquakers #britainyearlymeeting