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It?s a Miracle!
2008-02-03 03:26:00 cartoon credit: Sinfest.net “But in the day of the Manifestation the people with insight see that all the conditions of the Manifestation are miracles, for They are superior to all others, and this alone is an absolute miracle. Recollect that Christ, solitary and alone, without a helper or protector, without armies and legions, and under the ... More About: Humor , Miracle
Three Baha?is Jailed in Iran
2008-02-01 12:19:00 In May 2006 a group of more than 50 Baha’is were arrested in Shiraz. Most of them were released almost immediately with the last remaining individuals freed temporarily pending their court hearing. The majority have gotten a suspended sentence but three Baha’is: Haleh Rouhi Jahromi (29), Sasan Taqva (33), & Raha Sabet Sarvestani (32) have ... More About: Iran
Confirmation: Maxwell International To Close
2008-01-28 16:43:00 About three months ago I was the first to break the sad story that the Maxwell Baha’i school in Canada would be closing after 20 years of operation. Almost immediately, a group of students, faculty, alumni, student families and well-wishers joined together to come up with ideas to save the school. They wrote a proposal ... More About: International , Close , Fund , Confirmation
LA Class Newsletter [#33]
2008-01-28 06:12:00 SKIP TO NEWSLETTER My Notes: This newsletter is the two year anniversary of the LA Class es! I just had my third birthday, so this is mighty apropos. Within this newsletter it is obvious that there was now clear friction between the status quo and new ideas being thrown around. In other notes this was implicit if you ... More About: Newsletter
?Pre-Approved? Individual Investigation of Truth?
2008-01-20 21:57:00 Neysan Zoelzer-Mehrabkhani, a Baha’i from Germany has created a Baha’i search engine (through Google Co-Op) named Majnún. Regular Google search already does a great job of providing information, Baha’i related or otherwise. So why do we need this service? Well, as Neysan’s site explains, Majnún: Searches approved Baha’i-related websites only… Searches approved Baha’i-related blogs only. Searches approved Baha’i ... More About: Truth , Internet , Investigation , Individual , Ruth
Baha?i Belief Advisory System
2008-01-14 20:14:00 Inspired by Moojan Momen’s recent paper (and the United States Homeland Security), I’ve drawn up an easy to use chart which should help fellow Baha’is and the institutions in identifying and categorizing members of the community. Note that each label is directly taken from Momen’s recently published paper. [takes out laser pointer and slowly removes ... More About: Humor , System , Belief
The Water Cooler in the Sky
2008-01-10 20:19:00 cartoon credit: Sinfest.net More About: Humor , Water Cooler , Water , Cooler
Marginality and Apostasy in the Baha?i Community
2008-01-06 16:49:00 The following is my commentary on a recently published paper titled: “Marginality and Apostasy in the Baha?i Community ” - by the Baha’i theologian, Dr. Moojan Momen. Let me make a crystal clear distinction here: I do not agree with Momen, his assertions nor his conclusions. In fact I strongly disagree with pretty much everything he says ... More About: Theology , Unit
Reflections on 3 Years of Blogging
2007-12-29 08:34:00 I can’t believe it has been 3 years since I started writing. I don’t make it a habit to lapse into navel gazing but since we are at a sort of road marker, perhaps you will be so kind as to overlook this weakness. Yes, really. Its been three whole years (and a fraction more). This ... More About: Reflections , Blogging , Years
LA Class Newsletter [#32]
2007-12-24 20:13:00 SKIP TO NEWSLETTER My Notes: This newsletter is noteworthy not only because it contains a report about a scholarly conference held in England but also because it was later cited as an example of naughty behavior by the NSA of the United States and figured into their decision to ban further publication and dissemination of the LA ... More About: Newsletter , Class
LA Class Newsletter [#31]
2007-12-20 01:52:00 SKIP TO NEWSLETTER My Notes: This newsletter contains a summary of the presentation of Dr. Daniel Jordan on ANISA - a framework for education. Unfortunately, Dr. Jordan’s life was cut short by murder approximately four years from this LA class presentation; which left ANISA without a champion. ANISA sounds very promising and it is most tragic that its ... More About: Newsletter , Class
LA Class Newsletter [#30]
2007-12-15 23:10:00 SKIP TO NEWSLETTER My Notes: I found this newsletter a bit dry and boring. But maybe that’s just me. Hope you enjoy it more than I did. If this is your first newsletter, you might also want to read the introduction to the LA study class, here. On with the 70’s class . . . [START DOCUMENT] [Ed. personal address] ?Land of ... More About: Newsletter , Class
LA Class Newsletter [#29]
2007-12-01 08:38:00 SKIP TO NEWSLETTER My Notes: This LA Class newsletter is interesting because it contains the research of Ms. Loni Bramson-Lerche. A quick search on the internet found this paper she wrote in “Studies in Babi and Baha’i History”, titled: Some Aspects of the Development of the Baha’i Administrative Order in America. According to the preliminary research results presented ... More About: Newsletter
The Million+ Book Project
2007-11-28 18:48:00 The Million Book Project , an international venture led by Carnegie Mellon University in the United States, Zhejiang University in China, the Indian Institute of Science in India and the Library at Alexandria in Egypt, has completed the digitization of more than 1.5 million books, which are now available online. You can access them through this portal. ... More About: Internet
Maxwell Baha?i School Closes
2007-11-19 20:47:00 BREAKING NEWS 14 November 2007 Students, Staff, Parents and Supporters of Maxwell International School Dear Friends, Following extensive consultation and after sharing its concerns with the Universal House of Justice, the National Spiritual Assembly has taken the very difficult decision to close the Maxwell International School at the end of the current ... More About: Fund
Two Openings in Universal House of Justice
2007-11-14 23:04:00 Breaking News !! Hartmut Grossmann and Glenford E. Mitchell have relinquished their membership with the approval of the Univers al House of Justice . They have been members of the UHJ since 2003 and 1982 respectively. According to the Constitution of the UHJ (Section V. 2.) there are three ways in which a vacancy can occur: a) Should any member ...
Finding Hidden Purposes in Obedience
2007-11-07 16:27:00 Here is an interesting post made by fellow Baha’i blogger, Neghan, over at Daily Bahai Blog. For some reason he decided to erase his writing after publishing it on the web. Similar to the previous occasion where a fellow blogger decided to self-censor themselves, I’ve plucked the content from Google Cache and present it here ... More About: Internet , Hidden , Ruhi , Obedience
Archives Building Undergoing Restoration
2007-10-18 02:37:00 More than two years ago, while discussing Baha’i buildings inside Talisman9 (the oldest online Baha’i discussion group), one person wrote: Marble construction has the effect of minimising running costs at the price of a higher capital investment. Perhaps there are achitects among us who can give us an amortisation estimate:considering that the World Centre is intended to ... More About: Building , Archives , Restoration , Chives , Hives
Difference Between Proselytizing And Teaching
2007-10-12 16:44:00 The above is a 25 minute video of a PBS series called “I Believe” which covers different religions. The host is Dennis Wholey who is interviewing Randolph Dobbs, a Baha’i from the Los Angeles area. Most of the interview is softball questions about the general principles and serves as a good introduction for someone who ... More About: Internet , Teaching , Difference , Diff
Ahmadinejad Asked About Baha?is In Iran
2007-09-26 01:24:00 Ahmadinejad, the puppet president beholden to the Supreme Leader (Khamenei), came to the US this week and brought with him his Cheshire cat grin. I’m a believer in free speech so I personally had no qualms about the platform that he was given on American media. The problem is that the world, for the most part, ... More About: Iran , Ahmadinejad
The Concept of Infallibility In The Baha?i Faith
2007-09-19 02:42:00 I’ve put forward my own thinking on the concept of infallibility, or rather, the question of the infallibility of the House of Justice. You can find them here: Is the Universal House of Justice Infallible? Is the Universal House of Justice Infallible? part II Here’s a recent message by Sen McGlinn, as part of a discussion on Talisman. ... More About: Theology , Faith , Concept , The Con
Because Bahá?u?lláh Said So!!
2007-09-14 17:18:00 Here’s a very interesting article from the 1995 Baha’i Studies Review. This means that it actually passed Baha’i pre-publication review - so if you’re concerned, rest assured that the institutions ok’ed this. As far as I know, the author isn’t a naughty Baha’i “dissident”. If it was up to me, this sort of material would be ... More About: Theology
Bill Davis Comment On UHJ April 19th Letter
2007-09-10 17:22:00 Bill Davis at the US National Convention asking the delegates to bury the NSA’s own letter and instead focus the attention of Baha’is on the UHJ’s letter: What is this all about? US NSA Annual Report - Ridvan 2007 House of Justice Letter April 19 2007 - Response To NSA US Counsellor Rebequa Murphy’s Comment At Convention Mr. William E. ... More About: Panopticon
Those Naughty, Naughty ?Baha?i Dissidents?
2007-09-02 17:05:00 A few weeks ago, fellow Baha’i blogger J. A. McLean wrote an article titled “Dissident s and the Baha’i Faith”. It attracted a lot of attention, especially from quite of few of those naughty, naughty “dissidents”. So much so that Jack seems to have changed his mind about the whole thing and decided to call it ... More About: Panopticon , Naught
It Is God?s Will That You Be Tested
2007-07-22 02:51:00 Spending time with Persian Baha’i ladies has some consequences. You eat delicious Persian food (rather, you’re forcefed it), you learn to hide your enthusiasm for said food (the Persian practice of “tarof”) and you hear a lot about God’s Will and “tests”. I have nothing against Persian food but I’m beginning to develop allergies against the ... More About: Este , Tested
Full Movie: Baha?is In My Backyard
2007-07-17 18:16:00 Here is the full movie (excuse two short commercial interruptions) Baha’is In My Backyard . When you finish watching, drop me a comment below (anonymous if you wish) about your thoughts or reactions: If you like, you can also download the movie. Do to so, click on the bottom right button and then again click on ... More About: Movies , Movie , Full
Baha?is In My Backyard (Film)
2007-07-13 00:29:00 There is an interesting new film making waves in the Baha’i blogosphere recently. It is called “Baha’is in My Backyard ” and it was made by a team of Israelis. For the most part it is harmless exposure for the Faith, or as some may call it just another step in our “emergence to absurdity”. Of course, ... More About: Movies , Film
Review - Live Free or Die Hard
2007-07-09 10:20:00 It being summer and summer having the requisite American blockbuster movie… I was dragged to go see ‘Live Free or Die Hard ’. The movie doesn’t disappoint by living up to what you expect: cars are demolished, bullets fly, chase scences abound and the good guys always - somehow - win. If you turn your active brain ... More About: Movies , Review
Why We Don?t Have Peace in the Middle East - Part II
More articles from this author:2007-07-07 20:28:00 In the previous post I showed a clip in which a children’s television show teaches hatred of Jews to Muslim children. Here is the result of this systematic brainwashing. The above video shows a clip from Saudi Arabia TV in which a three and a half year old girl by the name of Basmallah (literally her ... More About: Peace , Middle East , The Middle East , East , Middle 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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