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"My family and I have been attending the Live Oak Friends Meeting in Houston for a little over a year now, and we're thrilled to have found a community where we feel accepted and where we feel our children can learn strong values without the need for rigid dogmatism. I recently took a "Quakerism 101" course that our Meeting hosts occasionally, and was incredibly compelled when I found in our readings the concept of the "absolute perhaps" (a Ben Pink Dandelion phrase I believe). That was what made it click for me that what was troubling me about the state of the world was what I would call widespread dysfunctional certainty, and the Quaker sense of openness and curiosity seemed a welcome salve against that.

The Daily Quaker has certainly reinforced my resolve to be a part of this wonderful community (and my wife and I intend to put ourselves forward for full membership before the year is out!)."