by The Quaker Oracle | Sep 13, 2023 | History, Notable People, Quakerism
Mary Dyer, a name now synonymous with religious freedom and the price of conscience, was a Quaker woman who, in the face of oppression, stood tall against the theocratic regime of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Executed in 1660 by the Puritans for her religious...
by The Quaker Oracle | Sep 11, 2023 | Podcast, Quakerism
Listen to this episode on The Podcast at the End of the Universe ••• Quakers, or the Religious Society of Friends, originated in the mid-17th century in England during a period of religious and political turmoil. The emergence can be seen as a reaction to the...