{"id":32,"date":"2008-04-24T05:26:12","date_gmt":"2008-04-24T05:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peter.vittrup.dk\/?p=32"},"modified":"2023-09-30T12:48:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T12:48:18","slug":"peace-equality-truth-simplicity-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journey.petervittrup.dk\/index.php\/2008\/04\/24\/peace-equality-truth-simplicity-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace. Equality. Truth. Simplicity. Community&#8230; And Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is almost midnight and I have just arrived in Washington DC. Took a bus from China Town in New York (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.2000coach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Century Travel Bus<\/a> &#8211; 20$ for a 5 hour ride) and have now checked into my hostel after a beautiful walk through the night.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33\" title=\"Washington Capitol\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/capitolnight.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"232\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Actually I have not checked in, because the staff are no longer here&#8230; Ahmm&#8230; but one of the other guests at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.williampennhouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the William Penn House<\/a> showed me a room where I found the empty bed.<\/p>\n<p>Right now I am sitting in a cozy living room with wooden panels, fire place, couches etc. This place is just like a real home &#8211; something completely different than the HI New York with more than 600 beds. But apparently (I just found out) The William Penn House is also home for the Washington Quarkers &#8211; a (Christian?) faith based on the principles of peace, community, simplicity, equality and truth. Hmmm&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Just checked Wikipedia and there are loads of information about Quarkers &#8211; also known as <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Religious_Society_of_Friends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cThe Religious Society of Friends\u201d<\/a>. Interesting. Never heard of it. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/religion\/religions\/christianity\/subdivisions\/quakers_1.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A BBC website<\/a> says that the Quarkers &#8220;emphasize direct experience of God rather than ritual and ceremony (&#8230;) they believe God can be found in the middle of everyday life and human relationships, as much as during a meeting for worship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What this really means I must figure out tomorrow.<br \/>\nNow I must sleep. \ud83d\ude42 Goodnight<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is almost midnight and I have just arrived in Washington DC. Took a bus from China Town in New York (New Century Travel Bus &#8211; 20$ for a 5 hour ride) and have now checked into my hostel after a beautiful walk through the night. Actually I have not checked in, because the staff &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/journey.petervittrup.dk\/index.php\/2008\/04\/24\/peace-equality-truth-simplicity-community\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Peace. Equality. Truth. Simplicity. 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