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George Fox and the early Quakers remind me a great deal of the Pentecostals. The healings and miraculous phenomena remind me of the Book of Acts and it was this that originally attracted so many people (George Fox's Journal an Book of Miracles). What happened to the Friends which seems to have evolved into something quite different? Many are no longer even Christian or follow an attentuated Christianity stripped of Fox's vitality. Are there groups today that follow the original vital teachings of Mr Fox?
 

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I've been interested in becoming acquainted with George Fox's works. I haven't attended a Quaker meeting before and I can't say for sure if I ever will, but I find myself curious about what his ideals and perspectives were, and how classical Quakerism compares to how the Society of Friends tends to operate today.
 
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George Fox and the early Quakers remind me a great deal of the Pentecostals. The healings and miraculous phenomena remind me of the Book of Acts and it was this that originally attracted so many people (George Fox's Journal an Book of Miracles). What happened to the Friends which seems to have evolved into something quite different? Many are no longer even Christian or follow an attentuated Christianity stripped of Fox's vitality. Are there groups today that follow the original vital teachings of Mr Fox?

Yes, the Friends have split into several larger groups and other smaller ones. Probably the more traditional or conservative of them can be found under the term "Friends General Conference."
 
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