Legacy or burden?

Lega­cy or burden?

One issue to which I am par­tic­u­lar­ly sen­si­tive is how our obses­sion with the past comes across to new­com­ers. Some peo­ple (espe­cial­ly those with Quak­er ances­tors) are excit­ed by our his­to­ry, while oth­er peo­ple are turned off or sim­ply puz­zled by Quak­er jar­gon and Quak­er genealo­gies, which they expe­ri­ence as a seri­ous bar­ri­er to being included.

Lega­cy or burden?

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