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A nice press release! :)

I thought you might like to follow along as well. This is a project by Andrew Bowen...He is immersing himself in one religion per month through this year. January was Hinduism. February is Baha'i. Very interesting project...and could be very educational for the rest of us. Project...

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. ______________________________ "It sounds like the start of a bad joke: A Jew, a Baptist and a Baha'i get together...

I originally posted this in the Baha'i forum, but it has gotten no responses there...so posting it here as well...as it's primarily a comparative religion topic to begin with... _________________________ As human's, with a life span of 80-100 years if we're lucky, it's understandable that we...

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...

Most religions that teach a concept of God, include this among their teachings... I admit I am approaching this from a Baha'i perspective, but please feel free to add your thoughts from your perspective as well. Right now, i have alot of jumbled thoughts, trying to put them down into...

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. 179)...

Which religion said what? PROGRESSIVE REVELATION 1. "... Whenever there is a decline in righteousness and a rise of unrighteousness, then I send forth Myself, for the protection of the good, for the destruction of the wicked, and for the establishment of righteousness. I come into being from...

From an Indian newspaper: http://tinyurl.com/ztt82 "All the world’s major religions have active mystical strains, sustained by those who, in their hunger for God, penetrate through the creeds and beliefs of religion to arrive at its living centre, the personal experience of God. This is the...

just a thought... but what if... what has always been considered 'supernatural' is actually just natural occurances we have yet to understand? i recently saw a program about Benjamin Franklin, when he discovered that lightening was a natural phenomenon, alot of people lost Faith in God. They...

BAHA'I "Blessed is he who preferreth his brother before himself." Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'lla 71 BUDDHISM "Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful." Udana-Varga, 5:18 CHRISTIANITY " All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them."...

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...

I believe most of the issues between the different religions would be rectified if we could realize and embrace one possibility. All of the religions have been around for hundreds of years. All of the scriptures have been through countless revisions through the years. I have learned through the...

I find that quote fascinating. There are references in the scriptures of water meaning the Word of God. This verse from Revelations (imho) is referring to the principle of Progressive Revelation, to be revealed at the second coming. Below I have posted verses from several scriptures...

Dear Friends, I am aware that within some faith traditions there is a concept known as 'The Quickening'. It also seems that I have heard reference to similar concepts embodied in other religious belief systems and would just like to find out more about them. It might be the term...

Dear Friends, IMHO Christians come to a what I'll call a hurdle when it comes to Jesus' statement "I am the Way...", it is interesting to note that many other religions also have this hurdle to overcome due to a similar statement said by their prophet. Yes, Jesus was the Way to God during His...

Buddhism and the Baha'i Faith Dear Friends, In another thread Vaj had asked this question... "The Baha'i Faith makes the assertion that prophecies of all of the worlds great religions have been fulfilled with the coming of the Bab (the Gate) and Baha'u'llah (the Glory of God)." now...