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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
?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 ...
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
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
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, 6 |
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