Re: Sikhism and Juche religions

2012-09-12 Thread Susan Maneck
The Baha'i Studies Listserv > That really depends on how you define "religion". If you use the narrow > Baha'i definition of religion as the organized followers of a Manifestation, > then the answer is, "No." However in common practice, the term is used much > broader. Manifestation or no, Abdu'

Re: Sikhism and Juche religions

2012-09-12 Thread Don Calkins
The Baha'i Studies Listserv That really depends on how you define "religion". If you use the narrow Baha'i definition of religion as the organized followers of a Manifestation, then the answer is, "No." However in common practice, the term is used much broader. I believe from comments made by

Re: Sikhism and Juche religions

2012-09-12 Thread Susan Maneck
The Baha'i Studies Listserv > According to Adherents.com > http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html > > Sikhism and Juche are religions with 23 and 19 million of adherents > respectively. Do we consider "religions" these denominations? "Denominations" are simply the polite word for sec

Sikhism and Juche religions

2012-09-12 Thread Hasan Elías
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Hi all, According to Adherents.com http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html Sikhism and Juche are religions with 23 and 19 million of adherents respectively. Do we consider "religions" these denominations? Thanks, This is the list of major religions by

Re: Obligatory Prayer

2012-09-12 Thread Susan Maneck
The Baha'i Studies Listserv I may be confusing, but it isn't vaque. One has three choice how to perform the Baha'i obligatory prayer. If they choose the short obligatory prayer then they say the prayer just once between noon and sunset. If they choose the medium obligatory prayer then they say i

Short Healing Prayer

2012-09-12 Thread Stephen Gray
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Below is the Short Healing Prayer. I don't know if that's the official name or my personal nicname. There's a Long Healing Prayer as well of course.   http://www.bahaiprayers.org/healing2.htm   Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance of Thee is my remedy. Ne

Obligatory Prayer

2012-09-12 Thread Stephen Gray
The Baha'i Studies Listserv http://www.bahaiprayers.org/obligshort.htm http://www.bahaiprayers.org/obligmedium.htm http://www.bahaiprayers.org/obliglong.htm   Baha'i are free to chooes whichever one the want to pray each day, in one prayer time, three prayer times, or any time.   Compared to Isla

Re: Prayer

2012-09-12 Thread Stephen Gray
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Susan, nearness to God is one of the enumerated topics of prayer.   http://www.bahaiprayers.org/   Prayer topics include Aid and Assistance, America, Children, The Departed, Detachment, Divine Springtime, Evening, Families, Firmness in the Covenant, Forgiveness, The Fu