Thought provoking post. It's very easy to stereotype but what you see is not always what you get. I love the analogy you made:
"You will be well served to treat “religion” the way you would treat the size label on a new pair of shoes - the label may tell you what the size is supposed to be, but you don’t know that they will fit until you try them on and walk around for a bit"
I have generations of Quakers in my family, most of whom migrated from North Carolina through Ohio to Indiana in the early 19th century. My 4x great grandfather, Bethul Coffin, was one of Levi Coffin’s brothers. Reports are he was born in Nantucket and died near Greensboro, he is buried in Indiana. (🤔💭 I wonder about that.)
In any case, I can’t imagine that line of the family approved of my redheaded mother’s life MadMen era 🍸 Manhattan. 😳 context, indeed.
Thought provoking.
Spot on!
This is something I need to pay more attention to while researching. I hadn't thought about this angle of research in this depth before. Thank you.
Thought provoking post. It's very easy to stereotype but what you see is not always what you get. I love the analogy you made:
"You will be well served to treat “religion” the way you would treat the size label on a new pair of shoes - the label may tell you what the size is supposed to be, but you don’t know that they will fit until you try them on and walk around for a bit"
Wonderful context, Tad.
I have generations of Quakers in my family, most of whom migrated from North Carolina through Ohio to Indiana in the early 19th century. My 4x great grandfather, Bethul Coffin, was one of Levi Coffin’s brothers. Reports are he was born in Nantucket and died near Greensboro, he is buried in Indiana. (🤔💭 I wonder about that.)
In any case, I can’t imagine that line of the family approved of my redheaded mother’s life MadMen era 🍸 Manhattan. 😳 context, indeed.