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Minute of Support from Richland Monthly Meeting

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Minute of Support Recorded on February 9, 2025

Richland Monthly Meeting would like to add its support for the lawsuit that Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends, along with other yearly meetings and individual meetings, has filed against the Department of Homeland Security regarding the possible placement of agents of enforcement in houses of worship. Our Meeting agrees that this kind of activity disrupts worship, instills fear, and is unconstitutional. It is heartening to know that Friends are willing to stand up for their beliefs, as this lawsuit indicates.
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Opportunities Following the PYM Lawsuit

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PYM meetings can support the lawsuit in a variety of ways.  This suit is a single step in a march toward seeking justice in the current state in our country.

While the need for the lawsuit—and for many other suits—may be daunting and depressing, the opportunity it brings for practicing our faith is energizing. There are five sections below, each offering a starting point for meetings to think about their next steps.

The primary motion to keep in the forefront, regardless of the focus or activity, is being obedient to the Spirit, faithful in strengthening our community, and effective in supporting our neighbors.

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Minute of Support from Middletown Monthly Meeting (Lima, PA)

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Review of the PYM & other Quaker organizations suit against Department of Homeland Security

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Message from St. John’s Worship Group, Newfoundland and Labrador

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Dear Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, Baltimore Yearly Meeting, New England Yearly Meeting, Adelphi Friends Meeting & Richmond Friends Meeting,

We are from St. John’s Quaker Friends Worship Group, a meeting in Newfoundland & Labrador that was formed in the late 1970’s. Some of our members are from the United States, many of us have family and other ties there, and our convener, Liz Ohle, is a member of Mount Toby Monthly Meeting, which is part of New England Yearly Meeting.

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Minute from North Shore Friends Monthly Meeting

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North Shore Friends Monthly Meeting commends NEYM for their prompt action in partnering with Friends in Philadelphia and Baltimore Yearly Meetings in a lawsuit challenging new policy changes which would allow immigration enforcement in houses of worship.

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A Greeting from Northern Monthly Meeting

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Dear Friends,

I am writing to you in my role as clerk of Northern Monthly Meeting, based in Auckland New Zealand.

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Minute of Support from Boise Valley Friends Meeting

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Boise Valley Friends Meeting Minute Regarding Support for the Lawsuit Filed by the Philadelphia, New England, and Baltimore Yearly Meetings and the Adelphi and Richmond Meetings of the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Challenging Immigration Enforcement Actions within Houses of Worship.

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Declaration of Support from Wicomico River Friends Meeting

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At Meeting for Business on February 9, 2025, Wicomico River Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in Salisbury, Maryland declared its support of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting’s (PYM) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that seeks to block government officials from entering houses of worship for their immigration enforcement actions. We affirm that PYM has acted on our behalf and we are grateful for its swift response.

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Minute of Support for PYM from London Grove Monthly Meeting

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February 16, 2025 Minute of Support for PYM

London Grove Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends is in unity with the decision of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting et al. to join the lawsuit to block the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in its sudden policy shift. This shift would enable federal immigration agents to enter places of worship for their immigration enforcement actions.

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Minute of Support from Princeton Monthly Meeting

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Princeton Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends acknowledges that every person brings the Holy Spirit to worship; the absence of even one person because of fear prevents us from fully practicing our faith. Therefore, we commend and support Philadelphia Yearly Meetings decision to bring suit against the Department of Homeland Security along with Baltimore Yearly Meeting New England Yearly Meeting, New York Yearly Meeting, several monthly meetings and other religious organizations to Richmond, New England, New York, and Adelphi Yearly Meetings in the Quaker Suit.

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