The Search for Peace in Times of Chaos—Volume uakers went on to campaign against slavery and to fight for prison reform, rights for women and children, and improvements in education But to this day, most Americans are still ignorant or indifferent about what Quakers teach As with most of the other faith practices we have studied, there have been many conflicts and groups to split off because of differing views on everything from the scriptural authority of the Bible, cooperation with other Christian denominations and plainness of speech and dress In nearly all cases, modern Friends believe in the necessity of being continually guided by God Divine revelation is, therefore, not restricted to the Bible, but rather continues even today; this doctrine is known as “ .” A common set of practices emerged, which spoke of key principles and beliefs held by Friends These a re testimonies, for Friends believe these important principles and practices should be expressed among Friends as well as to others, in both words and deeds Although nearly all Quakers throughout history and today consider Quakerism to be a Christian movement, a few Friends (principally in some Meetings in the United States and the United Kingdom) now consider themselves universalist, agnostic, atheist, realist, humanist, post Christian, or non-theist, or not accept any religious label Calls for Quakerism to include non-Christians go back at least as far as 1870, but this phenomenon has become increasingly evident during the latter half of the twentieth century and the opening years of the twenty first century, and is still controversial among Friends An especially notable example of this is that of Friends who actively identify as members of a faith other than Christian, such as Islam or Buddhism.3 Since its beginnings in the United Kingdom, Quakerism has spread to other countries, chiefly Australia, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ireland, Kenya, and the United States Although the total number of Quakers is relatively small, in 2012, it was estimated that there were approximately ,000 worldwide, there are places, such as Pennsylvania, Oregon, Idaho, California, Indiana, Texas, and North Carolina in which Quaker influence is concentrated with approximately one hundred thousand members in the United States and Canada, although figures vary from different sources