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Ridvan Message 2007 From the House of Justice
2007-04-20 17:37:00 To the Baha’is of the World Dear loved Friends, The first year of the Five Year Plan bears eloquent testimony to the spirit of devotion with which Baha’u'llah’s followers have embraced the framework for action presented in our message of 27 December 2005 and their commitment to advancing the process of entry by troops. Where this framework ... More About: House , Justice , Essa , Message , Sage
A Baha?i & His Conscience
2007-04-18 18:17:00 am really glad that Brendan has written and shared his latest piece “Cons cience “. It explores many of the same questions and ideas that I grapple with myself. And I’m sure others would be lying if they said they didn’t at some point have a somewhat similar dialogue with their conscience. I see Brendan as ... More About: Internet
Dizzy Gillespie Video Interviews
2007-04-17 00:33:00 Here are three old videos showing a young Dizzie Gillespie talking about his music and its relationship with the Baha’i Faith: The above was recorded at the Baha’i Caribbean Conference held in 1971. At around that time the Panama temple was being constructed. In the video you might also recognize a young Jim Seals lobbing the ... More About: Video , Views , Interviews , Inter , Interview
Baha?i Elections - How To Improve Them? - part I
2007-04-15 18:35:00 So everyone is poring over the recent Universal House of Justice (UHJ) message of March 25 2007 on Baha’i elections. You should read the UHJ’s letter for yourself but if you’re feeling lazy, I’ll offer to save you the trouble and summarize it: A bunch of fluffy and very nice sounding rhetoric. A dash of quotes ... More About: Elections , How To , Election , Them , Part
How To Get Closer To God
2007-04-14 15:34:00 This just might work: cartoon credit: Sinfest.net The Friend is nearer to me than my self But it is more strange that I am far from him What am I to do? To whom can it be said that he Is in my arms, but I am exiled from him -Sa’adi (The Rose Garden - Gulistan) Read a commentary by Baha’u'llah on ... More About: God , How To , Close , Loser , Closer
Chile Baha?i Temple Video
2007-04-13 04:15:00 This is a new video showcasing the Baha’i temple in Chile , Santiago: This short video (about 8 minutes long) features the architect of the temple, Hariri, talking about the concept behind the design of the temple. The structure looks simply stunning. Related: Chile Temp le Category (where you’ll find all the content of this blog on the ... More About: Video
National Spiritual Assembly (United States) Letter - April 8, 2007
2007-04-12 23:55:00 I did a double take when I read this excerpt from a letter dated April 8th 2007 sent by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States : Our assessment of the Bahá’í community?s spiritual vitality and prospects for growth inspires our confidence that ?the elements required for a concerted effort to infuse [our ...
A Dialogue Between An Atheist & A Man of God
2007-04-11 16:27:00 A fascinating dialogue between the Bishop of Oxford and Richard Dawkins: A tad on the long side (around 30 minutes) but nevertheless quite an extraordinary display of not only intelligent ideas but also a civility often lacking in such discussions. More About: God , Atheist , Between , Dialog , Dialogue
An Interview With Brian Taraz - part III
2007-04-11 02:03:00 If you haven’t yet read part I and part II, do so. Here we continue with our next and alas, final installment of Baha’i Rants first interview subject: Brian Taraz. My questions are in bold and Brian’s answers are in regular font. I’m curious what your thoughts are about this very medium we are using to ... More About: Inter , Interview , With , View , Part
Baha?i Ruhi Institute Course
2007-04-11 00:08:00 Thanks to Steve for this gem from Baha’i Studies: In order to advance to an A cluster a certain number of people must complete a few of the courses. Since I don’t really learn anything or enjoy Ruhi I was wondering if there is some way one can ‘do’ a course without going in a course ... More About: Course , Institute
Yes Virginia, Gay Baha?is Do Exist
2007-04-09 16:22:00 Michael, one of the bright and courages youth behind Year of Faith blog, posted his ‘debriefing’ on Baha’i Journal. He especially had a ‘burning question’… oh boy… here it comes: What is your stance on homosexuality? I am aware of what the Baha’i position is, but I am curious if you agree or disagree. ... More About: Virginia , Virgin , Exist
Baha?i Blogs & Other Online Baha?i News
2007-04-08 20:48:00 Here are some new happenings around Baha’i cyberspace: White Handkerchief It is always good to see a new Baha’i blogger! I love the name of the blog. I don’t want to spoil it for you so read the author’s own explanation. The Blend Monthly This relatively new blog offers insight, news, poetry, stories, and a variety of other contributions ... More About: News , Other , Blogs , Blog , Online
The Biggest Mistake Baha?is Make
2007-04-08 02:54:00 This post was inspired by a comment left by “jaap”. S/he said: Dear Baquia, Thank you for your thoughts, claiming that indepedent investigation of truth ?precedes everything? is an absolute statement and therefore it excludes all other arguments.Don?t you see that this argument bites itself in it?s tail? Obviously I am not able to provide conclusive answers, but ... More About: Take , Make , Mist , Mista
Cryptic Enlightenment
2007-04-06 16:13:00 A fairly good representation of my current search for enlightenment: via Sinfest.net More About: Men , Light , Enlightenment , Crypt
Children Playing on Akka?s Walls
2007-04-05 16:18:00 It’s wonderful to see some life affirming exuberance on walls that once were deadly serious. Here are some children having fun, running and diving off the walls of the sea-fortress, Akka (known to the locals as Acco): Photo credits go to Ryan Lash - who has, by the way, just recently been employed by the Baha’i ... More About: Children , Play , Wall , Child , Walls
An Interview With Brian Taraz - Part II
2007-04-03 14:17:00 You have been so patient and for that I thank you. Here is the second part of the interview with the inimitable Brian Taraz! (An Inter view With Brian Taraz - Part I) If you’ll recall, we left off the last portion of the interview just as Brian was about to delve into his individual initiative or personal ... More About: Interview , View
Tragic News From the Haaritz Newspaper
2007-04-01 17:17:00 The world wide Baha’i community was saddened to hear the tragic news that all of the members of the Universal House of Justice died after their Gulfstream IV jet crashed on its way as it returned from Aruba. Investigations are, as yet, inconclusive regarding the cause but the authorities are confident once the black box is ... More About: News , C News , Tragic , Ragi , Paper
An Interview With Brian Taraz - Part I
2007-03-27 08:02:00 I’m very happy to bring to you the first interview on Baha’i Rants and it is with none other than Brian Taraz. Brian is an actor, musician, singer, father, husband, Baha’i and much more (though not necessarily in that order everyday). You can listen to some of his music at purevolume. My favourite is ‘the ... More About: Inter , Interview , With , View , Part
Universal House of Justice Letter on Baha?i Elections
2007-03-26 05:21:00 25 March 2007 To the Baha’is of the World Dear Baha’i Friends, One of the signs of the breakdown of society in all parts of the world is the erosion of trust and collaboration between the individual and the institutions of governance. In many nations the electoral process has become discredited because of endemic corruption. Contributing ... More About: Elections , House , Justice , Just , Letter
Baha?i Faith Recognized In Vietnam
2007-03-22 04:17:00 March 21st, 2007 was a historic day for the Baha’is of Viet nam . Not only did they celebrate the Holy Day of Naw Ruz but they also celebrated the recognition of their faith community by their government. At a stately event held in Ho Chi Min City, the Government Religious Committee officially handed over the certificate of ... More About: Faith , Recognize
Happy Naw Ruz Everyone!
2007-03-19 16:16:00 To one and all… Happy Naw Ruz ! May the coming year bring a bountiful harvest of blessings to you and your family. Don’t forget to set out your ‘7 S’ table! Haft Sîn (??? ???) or the seven ‘S’s is a major tradition of Norouz. The haft sin table includes seven items specific starting with the letter ... More About: Ever , Everyone
Reason & Revelation
2007-03-12 04:38:00 Read the most exciting and thought provoking new ideas now being discussed by Bahá’ís around the world. Bahá’í scholars and intellectuals discuss the most difficult issues currently facing the Bahá’í community from the perspective of faith and reason. Their investigations demonstrate that a rigorous academic approach can provide fresh insights into faith. ... More About: Reason , Vela , Revelation
Financial Scandal Rocks Italian Baha?i Community
2007-03-10 06:12:01 Recently the small Italian Baha’i community was shocked to learn that one of its most prominent, long-serving and active members, the former General Secretary of the NSA: Franco Ceccherini, had been ousted from the NSA and formally charged for embezzlement and fraud in the amount of 360,000 Euros. Ceccherini allegedly stole the money over the lengthy ... More About: Community , Rock , Financial , Muni , Scandal
Practicing A Different Religion Every Month
2007-03-09 14:55:00 Three youth have embarked on a fascinating and original odyssey. For 2007, they will be practicing a different religion every month! As you can guess, these creative youth did this to better learn about the world’s religions. And to show you how brave they are, they chose the Baha’i Faith for March on purpose due to ... More About: Religion , Ligi , Ever , Gion , Rent
Rainn Wilson Stars in The Last Mimzy
2007-03-09 06:11:01 Rainn Wilson stars in his latest feature movie, The Last Mimzy. To not spoil it for you I’ll just mention that it is a combination of ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ and ‘Encounters of the Third Kind’. Here’s a still of Rainn from the movie: The movie is set to be released after Naw-Ruz. Here’s the ... More About: Stars , Rain , Star , Rainn Wilson
Darwin?s God (part 2)
2007-03-06 07:47:00 This is part two of the intriguing article from the New York Times Magazine called “Darwin ’s God ” (for part one, click here please). As the title suggests, it is about the scientific attempts to explain the existence of God, or rather our need for the existence of God. And what would God say? No matter what ... More About: Part
Darwin?s God - (part 1)
2007-03-06 04:35:00 This is a loooong but brilliant article from the New York Times Magazine called Darwin ’s God . As the title suggests, it is about the scientific attempts to explain the existence of God, or rather our need for the existence of God. You can read it at the New York Times website but since it has ... More About: Part
Is the Universal House of Justice Infallible? (part II)
2007-03-05 18:08:12 My first post about the infallibility of the House of Just ice got quite a lot of comments. To all who read and contributed: Thank you! I’m indebted to you all for your thoughts and ideas. Some comments where short, some were long, some were quite funny (unintentionally) while others were surprisingly deep and insightful. Here ... More About: Alli , Part
Chile Temple Takes Shape
2007-03-05 18:08:12 Since the previous time I wrote about the Chile temple, another step has been taken towards its ultimate completion. The Canadian firm of Soheil Mosun has finished building and testing a 1/6th scale model of one of the nine petals that will surround the temple. Apparently they had some glitches to work out over 7 months ... More About: Take , Temple , Shape , Temp
Blurry Red Lines
More articles from this author:2007-03-05 18:08:12 I found this recent article on Iran from the Times Online website rather interesting. Especially in the last few paragraphs were it describes the approach of the Islamic government of Iran towards censorship: The way censorship works in Iran is that the rules are deliberately kept vague. Something that sneaks through one week is then used ... More About: Line , Lines , Blur 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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