FJ Podcast: In 1762, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting approved a minute stating: “Liberty of conscience being … essential to the well-being of religious societies, we … therefore advise and exhort all in profession with us, to decline the acceptance of any office or station in civil government, the duties of which are inconsistent with our religious […] The post Author Paul Buckley reads “Why Quakers Stopped Voting” appeared first on Friends Journal.