Relieved

[poliphilo]

 I'd had to do my elder thing on one of my Friends because his long, rambling, off-the-point interventions in Meeting for Worship were annoying people- including myself- and people were getting "triggered" by his references to witch-burning, the Holocaust and other upsetting subjects   This led to exchanges that had me fearful we'd fallen out permanently. But he turned up at Meeting for Worship yesterday and was as friendly as ever. Good. He's someone of whom I'm genuinely fond.

Comments

[cmcmck]

We had a birthright guy at Ealing who dripped on an on about the Bible during worship and it could get very wearing indeed.

[poliphilo]

Elders are empowered to shut people up with the words "Friend, you have been heard". I'm not sure I'll ever have the chutzpah to do it.

[lethe1]

As put-downs go, it seems very gentle.

[poliphilo]

That's Quakers for you....

But in Quaker terms it amounts to going nuclear.

[mtbc]

It's good you're getting this experience, it'll probably become more comfortable over time and it's a help to everybody.

[poliphilo]

Yeah.

I'm not sorry I'm being taken out of my comfort zone.

[paserbyp]

The Holocaust? Holocaust denier?

[poliphilo]

No not a denier just someone who has upset people by dwelling on horrors.