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Ah, yes: the key word was "palimpsest." Peace, Bruce

I'm not familiar with that one, but I was the indexer for two of Robert Riggs' books: The Apocalypse (and its earlier version Apocalypse Unsealed) and I, Daniel! The former is a very detailed, verse-by-verse interpretation/explanation of the Book of Revelation, while the latter explains the...

Ah, yes: Al-Jabbar, who gave us the name for this discipline! Not to mention Al-Kharizam, who gave us "algorithm!" (And where do folks think we got the name for a prominent star in Taurus--Aldebaran, which means "eye of the bull?!") Best, :-) Bruce

Precisely! :-) Bruce

HORRORS! Such shocking beliefs! :-S Bruce

Re: Why are we listed under "Modern Religions" (not "Abrahamic" religions) in this fo The more so given our Central Figures' descent from all three of His wives! Bruce

Hi, there! :-) I have no idea, but suspect that 2017, the 200th anniversary of Baha'u'llah's birth, is probably a likely date (as well as a possible holy year)! Best, :-) Bruce

Re: A victory for religious freedom: Art, hi; Allah-u-Abha! If you get the chance, please post this Egyptian-court article on the forum where our two dedicated "questioners" reside! (You may also want to post it to the discussion area at www.planetbahai.org) Thanks! :-) Bruce

"In a burned-out room in Dublin, a young child is crying. He's alone, and he can't understand, How the teachings of one book based on love and understanding, Can cause the hurt and killing in his land. "In a Pakistani village a young boy on crutches, Takes a fall and lies helplessly there...

Hi, there! :-) One clarification that should help in re "the last day" and in particular "the end of the world" is this: The word in the original Greek New Testament is "eras," which means "world" or "age." But the translators of the King James Bible picked the wrong meaning: hence all...

Greetings! Another excellent Baha'i forum is the discussion area of Planet Baha'i, which you can find at: www.planetbahai.org IME it's one of the best around, so do check it out! :-) Cheers, Bruce

Hi again! Among other things, he's the original soloist on "We are One," if you've heard that! (I've sung with him in the Voices of Baha touring choir on that and other songs.) :-) And he sang "The Lord's Prayer" on Songs of the Ancient Beauty CD. Best, :-) Bruce

Hi! As you've doubtless discovered, The Challenge of Baha'u'llah is an excellent book that details a bunch of already-fulfilled prophecies made by Baha'u'llah! Recommended. Best, :-) Bruce

Greetings! For the record, the trinity is essentially a man-made doctrine cooked up by a committee several centuries after Christ! While there is a single mention of "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" in the Bible, there is clearly nothing to justify the huge edifice of doctrine later...

Greetings! In short, Baha'is serving in the military are strongly encouraged to apply for noncombatant status. (In the US this status is restricted to chaplains and medics. Since Baha'is don't have clergy, this means they'd serve as medics.) Also, Baha'is are permitted to but discouraged...

Hi again. I'll happily stipulate that it's too bad we don't all understand both Persian and Arabic! But given that we don't, I'm afraid this fact doesn't substitute for your answering our assertions, the more so given that millions of Baha'is who don't know these language have accepted them...

Greetings! I'll address two different points here. As to the names of God, He has many names, all equally acceptable! (This is simply a matter of linguistic differences.) Just a few of them are: Boje, Dios, Wankantanka, Dieu, Bog, and Gott. There are many more! And I think it might...

Greetings! The Jewish scriptures also prophesy a new name, in Isaiah! Peace, Bruce

Discuss what? What exactly is "this?" Bruce

Imran, you need to give a COMPLETE citation for the quote in question so we can look it up properly! I've checked the Baha'i Reference Library (online at Baha'i Reference Library), but the Ishraqat there is on completely different pages from the page you specified, so at the very least you're...