:o) I must admit i was in a slightly provocative mood when I made that statement.
The thing is, what I often see people call a fireside I don't think is a fireside at all. It is an official talk about what one person thinks the bahai faith is saying about a certain topic. But then, I am a person who likes study. I became a Bahai by reading the writings and then asking questions, not through going to firesides. The personal connection with someone one wants to introduce the Bahai faith to is the most important asset we have. But I see that as well as in building up such a bond with a person that I can overcome my fear of rejection and invite them to a study circle, deepening, devotional, and be able to talk freely about the bahai teachings and my bahai life with that person. To me, talking like this with a person is a fireside... much love, janine van rooij dublin, ireland --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 1/17/2005 12:21:51 PM Central > Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Maybe it is a good thing that firesides have > stopped, > The NSA has made cleaqr over and over in the U.S. > that the institute process > should NOT make firesides and deepenings stop. If it > is, then attitudes need > adjustment to comply with the guidance on the issue. > > > __________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe, send a blank email to > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message > body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Baha'i Studies is available through the following: > Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu > Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st > News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st > Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist > Old Public - > http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net > New Public - > http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
