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A friend is looking for the source for this extract:
“It is, of course, a principle of all Bahá’í discourse that, while criticism
can be freely voiced, it should be constructive, not destructive. This does not
mean that it should always be positive; by its nature crit
Is this whaqt you are looking for.
David
The seven objectives specified in previous Plans describe essential,
interacting directions that must advance simultaneously into the foreseeable
future. The Four Year Plan's aim at accelerating the process of entry by
troops identifies a necessity at
There is also a slightly diferent version on page 9 of Tabernacle of Unity.
"Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch"
David
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Turkestan (p.74). This is also briefly mentioned
in "Eminent Baha'is in the Time of Baha'u'llah".
Does anyone know any more about this
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David Bowie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió:
Sunday, January 29, 2006, 11 Sultán 162 BE
In 1997 a friend of mine wrote to the House of
Justice about the recognition (or not) of the
next Manifestation. He received this reply.
David
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A friend in my area recently came across this verse in Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha.
"Remember the hardships of the disciples, and what Mary, the Virgin; Mary, the
Magdalene; and Mary, the mother of Jesus, bore in the path of God; especially
Barbara, until she was martyred in the love of Christ; and s
In its 27 December 2005 message to To the Conference of the
Continental Boards of Counsellors, the House of Justice writes:
"We intend to monitor the development of LocalSpiritual Assemblies closely
during the coming Plan and, as the size of the Baha'i population and other
circumstances in a lo
I don't know how many of you check the Canadian web site, but here is a great
"in memoriam" article posted there today. For those in Canada it provides good
material and a lovely photo for your memorial service.
http://www.ca.bahai.org/main.cfm?SID=116&storyid=95
David
The information c
I suppose everyone has heard that Bill Hatcher died suddenly last Sunday.
I thought you might not have seen the messagee from the House of Justice to the
Canadian National Assembly.
David
Message:
30 November 2005 / 8 Speech 162
To all Local Spiritual Assemblies
My understanding is that Khadijah was a widow who owned a trading concern and
that Muhammad managed this for her.
David
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Dear Susan,
Agreed. I was hoping someone might know of another source for the story. Steven's
tweaking does make some valid points. And I certainly agree that many of us, not
always scholars, need the kind of encouragement and validation his talk provides.
David
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Dear Susan,
Thanks for sharing the ABS talk by Steven Birkland. He makes a several good points.
I have just a couple of comments.
1) The story of the thieves and the bastinado is told in Star of the West and
'Abdu'l-Baha actually tells the Baha'is this:
'In this way I shall train you. “Kam-ka
Then of course there was the Baha'i famiy in the Lower Mainland of BC who researched
the safest place to live in the world and pioneered to the one place they felt sure
they would be safe from war.
A few months later the UK invaded the Falkland islands.
What does Baha'u'llah say in Geanings abo
>I believe you're thinking of Lowell Johnson who wrote a pictoral
>history of South Africa and a compilation on the Covenant.
Lowell and Edith Johnson have also just put together a wonderful compilation of
mini-biographies and stories of the early believers in Southern Africa and the 10 Year
Cr
Is anybody else having trouble sending private messages via this list. I keep getting
an error message.
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Thanks, Mark.
The relevat passage is: "It is not our purpose to impose Baha'i teachings upon others
by persuading the powers that be to enact laws enforcing Baha'i principles, or to join
movements which have such legislation as their aim. The guidance that Baha'i
institutions offer to mankind d
Mark,
You wrote:
"However, it does seem close to the type of social engineering which was discouraged
by the House in the message Susan posted."
I only check the list periodically. Which message was that?
David
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"This wasn't the NSA of Guyana's first entry into politics. They also submitted a
proposal to Constitutional Reform Commission in 1999:"
The homsexual issue has been well addressed so I won't comment on that. However I
don't think that submitting proposals for Constituional Reform is meddling i
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