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Why this teeeeeny print? Did you want us to miss it? As time passes and when people eventually transcend their religious prejudices they will no longer say, “I am a Jew, a Muslim, a Christian”; then they will say “I am a Jewish Transcendentalist, a Muslim Transcendentalist, a Christian...

The Baha'i Faith (not "Baha'ism- as the 'i already means roughly "ist") offers a view of the Messengers of God which unifies the great Revelators of the past. The Revelator behind the Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah, announced unequivocally that these Holy Ones are in a very real sense all the...

Greetings & Welcome Kurt! I think we're pretty much in agreement with the spirit of the essay you posted. I'm confused by your links, however. Are you an Ahmadist - which, I presume, as it claims to be "true Islam" - would postulate absolute monotheism. (BTW, I tried to read further on...

Fun! Ah! "Sparky" - it pegged you! As for me: "Your pirate name is: Captain Jenny Bonney Even though there's no legal rank on a pirate ship, everyone recognizes you're the one in charge. You can be a little bit unpredictable, but a pirate's life is far from full of certainties...

I come out "Benevolent Ruler," too. Hmmm... bet there are a lot of us around here. Know of any empty thrones available? ----------- color test is interesting. And seems accurate. But maybe it's one of those things where any answer comes out sounding right? Readily participates in...

Steven, (Brian, too, if you like!) Are you familiar with the discussion boards at Planet Baha'i? I haven't seen you there, and think you would enjoy them - and I'd enjoy seeing you there! http://forums.delphiforums.com/planetbahai/messages/?start=Start+Reading+%3E%3E

Brian -- I myself would most recommend "Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah" for a first-read -- these selections were chosen by the Guardian as the most important to translate and get into the hands of the (woefully ignorant!) early Western believers. The selections span the breadth...

Steven, hmmmmm... I'll have to check that out. Are they good? Did you know the young folks at Baha'iGear are creating an RPG game of "The Seven Valleys"? (spiritual warriors outfit themselves in virtues...) getting creative, here, aren't we?!?

Steven, I'll try to find the link for you, but I believe the number of distinct tablets, poems, books etc., by Baha'u'llah alone is about 15,000. Close to that many also for 'Abdu-Baha. Here's a link estimating total numbers, current to '86 - actually I think there are a lot more than...

I definitely agree with Brian on that! I have learned more from reading (intelligent) Jewish threads than most others. Thank God (seriously!) that scholarship has had such an honored place in Judaism. How much we would have lost without it! bananabrain: could you expand for us what is meant...

Happy Ridvan Steven!

Wow! Congrats on the new baby coming! And good luck on the self-employment (I'm a freelancer myself - much of the time it feels more like "self-unemployment" - alas!) You are probably already aware of the free OCEAN download - a substantial collection of the world's Sacred Texts and...

Yes, many Christians seem to have (and have had for at least 1000 years) an unnatural and over-wrought fear of "witches" ... (how many have died for this?) There is only one New Testament verse mentioning it (Paul, of course): Galatians:[19] Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are...

Yes, many Christians seem to have (and have had for at least 1000 years) an unnatural and over-wrought fear of "witches" ... (how many have died for this?) There is only one New Testament verse mentioning it (Paul, of course): Galatians:[19] Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are...

I love this imagery. There is a long mystical poem by Baha'u'llah just now in "provisional" (accuracy, authenticity still being checked) stage of translation which I find intriguing. It is (if I understand correctly) imagery symbolizing the interaction between the human spirit of the...

bananabrain - I'm confused. (that's ok. confused can be good.) You are in the UK practicing an Iraqi form of Judaism? Surely you are a unique creature in the world! :-) Meanwhile, I have just been reading up on the repressive situation for the Jews in Iran (where Baha'is are also...

Hi Steven! Brian is working on it. The lack of the listing isn't because Brian doesn't think it merits it, it's just the logistics of restructuring the boards - hows and whens - which aren't always "at his command."

History of Baha'is in Ashkabad, Turkmenistan Found a fascinating article on on the early Baha'i community in Turkmenistan. The community was a leading center of the Baha'i Faith in the late 19th-early 20th century, elected the first Local Spiritual Assembly and built the first Baha'i House of...

Greetings smkolins! This is an excellent site, but needs more participants! So nice to have you join us. I, Brian is an excellent host. and has promised us a bona fide link in the religion list. Meanwhile, we do have our own forum section now, under Monotheism. I look forward to...

huh ... thought I had posted to this thread ? Seem to have gone astray. Harmony, I think quickening is primarily in the old sense of "the quick and the dead" -- the alive and the dead. And in passages where (at least old translations) Jesus uses the term, He seems to be indicating those...