I thought you might like to follow along as well.
This is an endeavor by Andrew Bowen...he is immersing himself in one religion per month this year. January was Hinduism. February is Baha'i.
Project Conversion
Enjoy!
Hi everyone! long time no see. :sorry1:
Wow! Look at this place, I've been away too long!
I had long wondered if Oprah knew of the Baha'i Faith. Living in Chicago, most assuredly seeing the Baha'i Temple driving through Wilmette. That question was recently answered when Oprah had guest...
This morning on NPR
Baha'i's around the world are beginning to offer virtues classes in their own neighborhoods. NPR (National Public Radio) had a feature story this morning on one such class.
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"It sounds like the start of a bad joke: A Jew, a Baptist and a...
We are all faced with choices daily...
We stand at a 'fork in the road' almost constantly...
often without really conscious thought do we choose this fork over that one...but at other times we consciously make choices we know are wrong, hoping no one will notice, and we'll get our way...
for...
In another forum, it was mentioned that people share/teach their religion 'out of love'...
I have no doubt that they truly believe that. Though some people apparently think that tough love qualifies in this regard.
But it makes me wonder what some people understand 'love' to be.
so this...
doubletake.tv presents hip, inspiring stories of ordinary Bahá'í's doing extraordinary things.
Take the example of Layli Miller, a law student who took on one of the most famous cases in the recent history of women's rights and then went on to start the Tahirih Justice Center. The...
As human's with a life span of 80-100 years if we're lucky, it's understandable that we view religion in light of our frame of reference. But...
If we step way back and view history in light of many centuries to millenia increments...we begin to realize that the surges of progress in...
Just announced today....
The Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette was selected as one of the Seven Wonders of Illinois.
http://www.enjoyillinois.com/sevenwonders/index.html
What a wonderful Ridvan gift!
Interesting...wouldn't you say? ;)
"They are all the manifestation of the "Beginning" and the "End," the "First" and the "Last," the "Seen" and "Hidden" -- all of which pertain to Him Who is the innermost Spirit of Spirits and eternal Essence of Essences." (Baha'u'llah, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p...
"Arjun, the first to recognize Krishna...
Thou canst not!- nor, with human eyes, Arjuna! ever mayest!
Therefore I give thee sense divine. Have other eyes, new light!
And, look! This is My glory, unveiled to mortal sight!
Sanjaya. Then, O King! to God, so saying,
Stood, to Pritha's Son...
Dear Friends,
It seems that many people are unaware that many religions make this claim.
CHRISTIANITY, John 14:6
1. I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through Me.
BUDDHISM, Dhammapada 20:274
2. This is the path. There is no other that leads to...
my husband recently purchased a used teepee (tipi), and the lady he got it from gave him 2 buffalo (bison) skulls. She told him that one of them she was told held magical powers and was over 200 years old. (I think she said it belonged to a medicine man) They are very cool :)
Just wondering...
What if, God consistently utilizes the same tools from age to age, but yet humanity repeatedly fails to learn the lessons of the past and continually expects the next messenger to literally fulfill all of the prophecies with exuberance and fanfare? Our ancestors throughout history expected and...
Perhaps this has been posted before, but this might be of interest to many of you.
Free Downloadable Library of the Worlds Religious Scriptures.
http://www.bahai-education.org/ocean/
here is what it says on the home page...
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Ocean is a free collection of the World's Religious...
hello everyone,
i'm new here, and just browsing around for now. but will participate when i feel i have something of value to add.
about me: I'm a mother of 2 girls, 18 & 23, married for 25 years. I was raised Catholic, but have been Baha'i for the past 13 years and have no regrets.
I...