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Is the Universal House of Justice Infallible?
2007-03-05 18:08:12 There is an ongoing debate between Baha’i theologians on the definition of infallibility itself. They can’t arrive at an agreement and the arguments have been flying back and forth for some time. One theological school of thought says that it has something to do with the Arabic word maasum. But for most people infallibility means ... More About: House , Justice , Just , Alli , Universal
Blurry Red Lines
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
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
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
Arabic Chant of Tablet of the Fast
2007-03-05 18:08:12 To my fellow Baha’is and all other kindred souls who are joining us in this special month, happy fasting! More About: Arabic , Tabl , Fast , Tablet , Arab
Those Devious Baha?is
2007-03-05 18:08:12 Here is a picture of a book stand in front of a mosque in Iran. The green banner on the left announces the availability of different books for the recognition of the devious Baha’i sect. This is the sort of thing that Baha’is in Iran have to put up with. A massive, fullscale propaganda machine ... More About: Those , Hose
The Daily Show: Islam vs. Christianity
2007-03-05 18:08:12 Here’s an old clip from one of The Daily Show ’s segments called “Even Stephven”. In this one, Steve debates Stephen over religion. Steve backs Islam while Stephen supports Christian ity . Things get a little heated but then there is a surprise ending as they two adversaries come to find common ground: If it gets choppy, pause it ...
Mona?s Dream
2007-03-05 18:08:12 Two years ago I wrote about the project to tell the story of the martyrdom of Mona , a Baha’i teenager, along with 9 other Baha’i women in Shiraz. At the time, I was hopeful but guarded in my optimism: On the one hand, I know that Mel Gibson and company have oodles of money to throw ... More About: Dream
?Unique Features of Baha?i Service? by Dr. Peter Khan
2007-03-05 18:08:12 This is a slightly edited transcript of a talk, entitled “Unique Feature s of Baha’i Service ”, given by Dr. Peter Khan in Toronto, Canada on August 2nd, 2006. Dr. Khan has approved the distribution of this revised transcript. Please note that headings have been added after the fact. Introduction It ...
Are You Happy?
2007-03-05 18:08:12 When Abdu’l-Baha came to North America, He would often ask people, “Are you happy?” I’m not sure how that went over with folks back then. To me the question is a bit on the personal side. Maybe even intrusive. But it is all in the delivery. So why did the Master ask this question so often? ... More About: Happy
A Peek Inside A Walled Garden
2007-03-05 14:15:00 Unlike this blog, a lot of Baha’i discussions take place behind electronic ‘walls’. So I thought, why not offer everyone a peek inside one of these little groups? Unenrolled Baha?i is a Yahoo! Group created by Karen Bacquet. The list is “for unenrolled, inactive, and disillusioned believers in Baha?u?llah to gather in a warm and supportive ... More About: Garden , Wall , Inside , Side , Peek
History of the Babis of Nayriz
More articles from this author:2007-03-04 02:03:00 Ahang Rabbani has been doing some research into the history of the Babis of Nayriz and shares his findings, among many other papers, on his website. The central features of the upheavals of Nayríz are known to those who have read about the millenarian Bábí religious movement of nineteenth-century Qajar Iran. Next to the incident of ... More About: History , Story , Stor , Hist , Tory 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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