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Conversely if the universe does not require God's continued intervention than it has reached co-equality with God, and such doesn't fit the theology we are told from numerous religions. Rather think of the universe as a flower needing water - while these are constructs that fit within the...

Maybe she/he already answered and we are not listening.

I think there have been plenty. But some hold firmly to the leg, others the trunk..... I've tried to widden the exposure to the issues. I feel most of what I've done in religious circles is build bridges only to have then dashed again and again. And yet the very exact reasons they are dismantled...

If I may say so, you are singing my song. Perhaps you should review my posts in other threads to see what I'm talking about. Put another way, you are preaching to the choir.

The overall question follows a norm, believe it or not, where the Baha'i Faith takes a position fundamentally between the two generally taken in the world. I wouldn't say the position the Faith takes is like this because we seek to be between the other positions. To me it seems more that the...

Let it spin more - the song is British. And in modern forms, anything can be reconditioned, remade, into another form. The point is does it carry social weight or meaning. Peter could have been in that condition because he gave of himself to the point he died. However in this case, bringing...

Just found a reference that looks at a meta-cycle from a Baha'i pov...here ]here[/URL]: "[answering another question...] This is not a reference to the Universal Manifestation, for it is clearly set forth in the Holy Writings that centuries, nay thousands of years, must pass on to...

Basically the calendar is fitted to a solar calendar. 19 months of 19 days, plus as many days as needed to fit the solar year. There are also cycles for 19 years, and other units. Not exactly solar, but closer to solar than lunar.... And of course the calendar starts with the Declaration of the...

I think many of these comments have merit. I'll see if I can add some substance to the ideas. One of the themes of progressive revelation is that religions have a kind of seasonal rotation - spring is emphasized as the period of renewal, peaked with the arising of the prophet, but there is...

I happen to like this song, from my pov it's almost dead on, and for all other purposes, as close as needs be: The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead Lyrics Peter Pumpkinhead came to town Spreading wisdom and cash around Fed the starving and housed the poor Showed the vatican what gold's for...

The Southern region of the United States must, to all reasonable accounts, be the most Christian centered region of the United States and of the protestant regions of the world. And yet this is exactly where the multi-billion industry of tobacco exists, and has striven under perjury to...

Yes, I've read both. I like both for different reasons. I identify more with Piglet, if I may say so.

I would offer that the Baha'is obey such limitations regardless of how we feel about them, and don't particularly speak against them. Indeed, as all countries are equal, aught not the soverignty of China be respected? Indeed stating that practices of the Chinese government are unfair might make...

I'm not sure if this made it into one of the complaints you refered to but when I read this an occasion leaps to mind. There was a thread about the question of Jesus' crucifixion and Moslems and Christians were at great pains to point down the other side with firm hold of their own scriptures...

I don't understand. I was trying to understand you pov, and the rules of CR, and I think I've found an example of what you are trying to do. I just asked if this is the plan. But I don't see fit like you suggest. I have been trying to live by the rules all along. I've tried reading what I'm...

Taking a stab at what is allowed in CR, I introduce this thread for purposes of Baha'is, and the curious, to review and deepen the understanding of a Baha'i scripture. It is one of my favorites, if one can use the word. This effort only reflects my own thoughts, and in the Baha'i Faith such...

I think I've figured it out. Despite decades of interfaith email discussions I, and I'm sure others, have been on, CR has not only a unique set of rules but rules that are different than I expected. Not just matters of respect and civility, truthfulness and sincerity rather than lies...

If I may be so bold, there isn't nary a dot about the Baha'i Faith in the prayer I offered. Considering the rich diversity of the Earth, especially when this was written, the places that would have been glorified by a Baha'i based glorification of God would be infintisimal. Can there be a more...

Well there are an awful lot of Christians, ya know. So far you've actually been running into rare Christians. Catholics account for half of all Christians by themselves and are about equal to all other non-Christian faith populations combined I think. And aside from that issue, there are...

Sorry I couldn't join the thread sooner. I would say the balance of how things would work out is on how well you fight. If you can fight well and not badly (too much or hurt too much doing it...) you might be able to make it work. If you can't fight well, if you can't maintain a good level...