Pereldan, I've looked into the 'Friends' and admire a great deal of their history and thinking.

But I could never be at home with people who are pacifists. And I highly doubt they'd be comfortable with me in their meetings since I wear a .45 pistol on my belt at all times and teach armed self defense. [grin]

I'd love to sit down and talk with some of them, regardless. Since there are none nearby (that I know of anyway), I guess that's not going to happen either.

No human being has the right -- under any circumstances -- to initiate force against another human being, nor to threaten or delegate its initiation. The Zero Aggression Principle