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    Quakers are people who belong to the Religious Society of Friends, a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations. Members refer to each other...
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  • The Quaker Oats Company (/ˈkweɪkər oʊts/), known as Quaker, is an American food conglomerate based in Chicago, Illinois. As Quaker Mill Company, the company...
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  • A Quaker is a term used to describe members of the Religious Society of Friends, a historically Christian denomination. Quaker may also refer to: Quaker...
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  • Quaker State is an American brand of motor oils, owned by Shell USA, the US-based division of Shell plc. The former Quaker State Oil Refining Company had...
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    Quaker Houghton is an American chemical company that was founded in 1918. It is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. With its global presence in...
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    in the mid-17th century in Ulverston. Members are informally known as Quakers, as they were said "to tremble in the way of the Lord". The movement in...
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    A Quaker gun is a deception tactic that was commonly used in warfare during the 18th and 19th centuries. Although resembling an actual cannon, the Quaker...
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  • Quaker Meeting may refer to: Monthly meeting, the basic unit of administration in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Meeting for worship, a Quaker...
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    The monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), also known as the monk parrot or Quaker parrot, is a species of true parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is a small...
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    Nontheist Quakers (also known as nontheist Friends) are those who engage in Quaker practices and processes, but who do not necessarily believe in a theistic...
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  • Quaker Meeting, also known as Quaker's meeting or Cracker's Meeting (in the American South), is a child's game which is initiated with a rhyme and becomes...
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    Quaker Steak & Lube is a casual dining restaurant chain based in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1974, in Sharon, Pennsylvania. The original...
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    Quakers, or the Religious Society of Friends, have been making missionary efforts for centuries. Men and women have made efforts from home and gone abroad...
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    known as the Quakers, played a major role in the abolition movement against slavery in both the United Kingdom and in the United States. Quakers were among...
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  • The views of Quakers around the world towards homosexuality encompass a range from complete celebration and the practice of same-sex marriage, to the...
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    Quaker Square was a shopping and dining complex located in downtown Akron, Ohio which is now used by the University of Akron. Quaker Square was the original...
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  • The Religious Society of Free Quakers, originally called "The Religious Society of Friends, by some styled the Free Quakers," was established on February...
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  • a difficult situation for many of these Friends, informally known as "Quakers," as their nonviolent religious tenets often conflicted with the emerging...
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    long period of friendly relations between the Quakers and the Indians. Additional treaties between Quakers and other tribes followed. The Treaty of Shackamaxon...
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  • Bars Quaker Chewy Granola Bars Quaker Chewy Granola Cocoa Bars Quaker Chewy Smashbars Quaker Dipps Granola Bars Quaker Oatmeal to Go Bars Quaker Stila...
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  • Friends General Meeting (YFGM) is the national organisation for young Quakers (from 18 to 35) in the United Kingdom. The name refers both to the organisation...
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  • The Fearless Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist is a biography of Benjamin Lay written by Marcus Rediker and...
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  • In the early days of Quakerism, music was rejected as a non-spontaneous part of worship. As the early Quakers tried to distance themselves from the practices...
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    Quaker weddings are the traditional ceremony of marriage within the Religious Society of Friends. Quaker weddings are conducted in a similar fashion to...
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  • Quaker Valley High School is a high school located in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania. The school is one of the four National Blue Ribbon Schools that comprise...
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    Quaker Instant Oatmeal (Instant Quaker Oatmeal until 1995) is a type of oatmeal made by the Quaker Oats Company, first launched in 1966. It is crafted...
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    The Quaker City; or, The Monks of Monk Hall is a city mystery novel by Philadelphia writer George Lippard, first published in 1845. The Quaker City describes...
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    The Quaker Tapestry consists of 77 panels illustrating the history of Quakerism from the 17th century to the present day. The idea of Quaker Anne Wynn-Wilson...
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  • Quaker school may refer to: List of Friends schools, a school which provides an education based on the beliefs and testimonies of the Religious Society...
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    Quaker (or Quaker Point) is an unincorporated community in Vermillion Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The post office at Quaker...
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