ICE detainees being held in the Broome County Jail has been a recent point of controversy. A local religious group came out ...

Then, Penn will return to the City of Brotherly Love for its Big Five pod play, hosting the Hawks and making college ...

Quakers became active in moral reform during the 1750s, moving first to free their own slaves and then seeking to persuade other Americans of the need for abolition.

Salem’s head football coach, Ron Johnson, is entering his 14th season at the helm. “They’ve all been there, and we are a pull ...

Quakers go back to mid-1600s England, when people questioned the church and wanted to explore different ways of practicing Christianity. George Fox emerged as a leader and encouraged people to be ...

Some Quakers, such as the prison reformer Elizabeth Fry, pointed out early on that this experiment was a failure and an abomination, but by then it was too late.

John Hepburn, a Quaker from Middletown, New Jersey, was one of the first Quakers to protest against slavery. In 1714, he published “The American Defence of the Christian Golden Rule,” which ...

"Quakers started the group in New York State in 1975," she says. "The early Quakers were often imprisoned, so they had a keen sense of social justice." With AVP Margaret found her true calling.

The Quakers in Britain faith group said Monday that it will no longer invest in any companies who profit from “the occupation of Palestine,” and urged others to follow its example.

NEWBERRY, S.C. — One local historian believes he's uncovered how the town and county of Newberry were named. It's remained a mystery for some time, but he thinks after significant research, he's ...

The Quakers’ founder, George Fox, explained that when God sent him forth, “he forbade me to put off my hat to any, high or low; and I was required to thee and thou all men and women, without ...