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Are Quakers today classified as a denomination or a sect?
The difference between "sect" and "denomination" is just that people seem to use the former as a term of abuse. So I would say that people who didn't like Quakers would call us a "sect" while those who thought we were OK would call us a denomination.
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Richard B. Miller
Expertise
I am primarily interested in answering questions about Quakerism today. I can answer some historical questions but I am not a history expert.
Experience
I have been active in North Carolina Yearly Meeting (conservative) for over twenty years. I have served the Yearly Meeting in a number of capacities and currently am the clerk of my small monthly meeting. I am also a recorded elder.
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