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2013-04-21 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv When will the Ridvan Message be out? __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to

Re: looking for a Tablet of Bahá'u'lláh where...

2013-01-04 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Dear Hasan, If the following passage does not answer your question, read SAQ #38 and #39. Greetings, Dean Betts The third station is that of the divine appearance and heavenly splendor: it is the Word of God, the Eternal Bounty, the Holy Spirit. It has neither

Re: looking for a Tablet of Bahá'u'lláh where...

2013-01-04 Thread Dean Betts
. Thanks, Hasan -- De: Dean Betts fdbe...@mindspring.com Para: Baha'i Studies bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Enviado: Viernes, 4 de enero, 2013 5:40 P.M. Asunto: Re: looking for a Tablet of Bahá'u'lláh where

Re: Bigamy permitted in bahá'í writings?

2012-09-25 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Dear Hasan, My understanding is that the writings of 'Abdu'l-Baha have the same effect as legislation, as do the writings of Shoghi Effendi. Greetings, Dean B. - Original Message - From: Hasan Elías To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Tuesday, September 25,

Re: Bigamy permitted in bahá'í writings?

2012-09-25 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Dear Hasan, The following passages from Notes to Kitab-i-Aqdas should clarify this subject. Dean B. While the text of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas appears to permit bigamy, Bahá'u'lláh counsels that tranquillity and contentment derive from monogamy. In another Tablet, He

Re: Prayer

2012-09-06 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv The Baha'i Studies Listserv When you pray for something, what effect does it have on it actually coming about? Praying for something to happen is probably the lowest form of prayer there is. I pray to draw nearer to God, and yes, it has an effect of helping

Re: Baha'u'llah mentioned in Bee Gees song

2012-08-14 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Well have (had) the Bee Gees ever heard of Baha'u'llah? It's one thing to imagine that's what you hear, if you're Baha'i. - Original Message - From: Jeanine H. To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 12:17 PM Subject: Re: Baha'u'llah

Re: List Status

2011-10-20 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Welcome back, Professor! - Original Message - From: Mark A. Foster, Ph.D. To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 2:08 AM Subject: List Status The Baha'i Studies ListservHi, folks: The list is back up. Since I will now be watching

request

2010-11-08 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Please, where can I find Baha'u'llah's own description of his Revelation in the Siya-Chal? __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to

Re: request

2010-11-08 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Isn't there a description somewhere of the Maid of Heaven appearing during the time when He was reveiving the Revelation? - Original Message - From: Susan Maneck sman...@gmail.com To: Baha'i Studies bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 11:55

Re: request

2010-11-08 Thread Dean Betts
at 3:34 PM, Dean Betts fdbe...@mindspring.com wrote: The Baha'i Studies Listserv Isn't there a description somewhere of the Maid of Heaven appearing during the time when He was reveiving the Revelation? - Original Message - From: Susan Maneck sman...@gmail.com

Re: The Future of Religion

2010-10-26 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv The vitality of men's belief in God is dying out in every land; nothing short of His wholesome medicine can ever restore it. The corrosion of ungodliness is eating into the vitals of human society; what else but the Elixir of His potent Revelation can cleanse and

Re: Halo effect

2010-08-16 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Could someone please post a link to the photo of himself, that Abdu'l-Baha is said to have preferred? - Original Message - From: Shamim Bina To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 8:41 PM Subject: Re: Halo effect The Baha'i Studies

Re: CS Lewis

2010-06-16 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Why would I want to victimize myself or my children or grandchildren? - Original Message - From: Sen Sonja sen.so...@casema.nl To: Baha'i Studies bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 4:50 AM Subject: CS Lewis The Baha'i Studies Listserv

Re: Jinn and Evil

2010-06-01 Thread Dean Betts
a source. The evil exist but it is the absence of light. It seems the next world is not all light. It seems in both worlds there are problems, we advance trough tests and struggles. --- El dom, 5/30/10, Dean Betts fdbe...@mindspring.com escribió: De: Dean Betts fdbe

Re: Jinn

2010-06-01 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Lucifer is a Latin word (from the words lucem ferre), literally meaning light-bearer, which in that language is used as a name for the dawn appearance of the planet Venus, heralding daylight. Use of the word in this sense is uncommon in English, in which Day Star or

Re: Jinn and Evil

2010-05-30 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv I was very sad to read this. I did not know this. I thought maybe we could say goodbye to evil when we die...guess not. Is this considered authorative, that evil exerts a very strong influence in the NEXT world? Who was writing on behalf of the Guardian on November 1,

Re: Jinn and Evil

2010-05-30 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv In SAQ Chapter 74, Abdu'l-Baha states that evil is non-existent. - Original Message - From: Brent Poirier attor...@cybermesa.com To: Baha'i Studies bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 5:30 AM Subject: Jinn and Evil The Baha'i Studies Listserv

Re: Loving Sympathy and Refutation

2010-04-20 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv I think many of us may not be aware of Majnun shadow list. You may be aware of the controversy which raged over the Talisman-Majnun lists, most especially the accidental Majnun post which revealed the existence of the Majnun shadow list. The discussion on Majnun

Re: Polishing the Mirror (the Soul)

2010-04-16 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv I think I have read somewhere in the Writings that even a Covenant breaker can be reinstated if they truly repent (my word, not theirs). ...especially if disenrollment is intended to be a life-time situation, meaning that disenrolled Bahais will be a permanent part

Looking for Source

2010-03-02 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Where does 'Abdu'l-Baha state that the reason that only men can serve on the Universal House will become apparent in future? __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a

Murad

2009-09-25 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Who or what is Murad (in tablet below)? (diacritic over the a in Murad) 'Give My remembrance to the one named Murad and say: 'Blessed art thou, O Murad, inasmuch as thou didst cast away the promptings of thine own desire and hast followed Him Who is the Desire of

Re: A Calendrical Curiosity

2009-06-08 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv John, Great stuff. How can we determine when (in the 19th Century) the prior solar eclipses occurred in Iran? Dean - Original Message - From: John Bromberek jo...@ipa.net To: Baha'i Studies bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 8:52 PM Subject: A

test

2009-06-04 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv test __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-439291-274...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to

Authenticity

2009-06-04 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Why does Shoghi Effendi assert that the Qur'an is more authentic than the Bible? ... the Qur'án, which book is more authentic than the Bible, including both the New and Old Testaments. The Bible is not wholly authentic, and in this respect not to be compared with

Re: Ya-Ali'u'l-Allah

2009-05-29 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv More directly, 'Ali refers to the Blessed Bab, secondly to the Imam 'Ali. - Original Message - From: Matt Haase To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 2:35 PM Subject: Re: Ya-Ali'u'l-Allah The Baha'i Studies Listserv Peace be unto you,

Re: Succession

2009-05-10 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv The Hands of the Cause of God must elect from their own number nine persons that shall at all times be occupied in the important services in the work of the Guardian of the Cause of God. The election of these nine must be carried either unanimously or by majority from

Re: sacred snow-white spot

2009-03-21 Thread Dean Betts
) -- From: bounce-423913-22...@list.jccc.edu [mailto:bounce-423913-22...@list.jccc.edu] On Behalf Of Dean Betts Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 12:43 AM To: Baha'i Studies Subject: sacred snow-white spot The Baha'i

sacred snow-white spot

2009-03-20 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Any ideas as to the symbolic meaning of sacred snow-white spot from The Tablet of the Holy Mariner ? Please see below: Perchance they may not tarry in the sacred snow-white spot, Glorified be my Lord, the All-Glorious! (Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 221)

Russian Translation of Tablet of the Holy Mariner

2009-03-08 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Could anyone give a URL for Russian Translation of the Tablet of the Holy Mariner? __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to

Re: illegality of Bahai organizational activities in Iran

2009-02-23 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv DEAR DR.S.MANECK, IT SEEMS THAT YR WORDS ARE FULL OF ANGER TOWARD THE IRAN STATE AND THE BAHAIS LIKE ME WHO TRY TO FIND A MIDDLE WAY TO GET OUT OF THE CURRENT CRISIS,ACCORDING TO THE TRUE TEACHINGS OF FAITH. -I KNOW

Re: Unity of nations

2009-01-26 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Perhaps all this demonstrates that neither the Guardian nor the Universal House of Justice are (nor have they claimed to be) prophets. === On 26 Jan 2009 at 6:05, David Friedman wrote:

Re: Unity of nations

2009-01-26 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Nor, for that matter, was `Abdu'l-Baha. - Original Message - From: Dean Betts fdbe...@mindspring.com To: Baha'i Studies bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 9:37 AM Subject: Re: Unity of nations The Baha'i Studies Listserv Perhaps all

Re: Prayer and mental illnesses/disorders

2008-12-16 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv If prayer can cure a physical disorder, then why not a mental one? Do you believe that prayer can sometimes cure physical discoders? - Original Message - From: David Friedman To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 1:23 AM Subject:

Re: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God

2008-11-18 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Please study William Hatcher's proof. The Baha'i Studies Listserv The members of a set (Creation) can not prove the existence of something (God) outside the set. An excellent point. I think there will never be a convincing, logical proof

Looking for a Quote

2008-10-14 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Recently I came across a quote from Abdu'l-Baha that I cannot find in OCEAN. The gist of the quote is something like: The sweetest thing in the world is prayer. Has anyone seen a quote very close to this? __ You are

Masters/PhD

2008-10-07 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'i Studies Listserv A general question: Is it unusual for one to earn a PhD, without first getting the Masters degree? __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Views of the Supernatural

2008-08-02 Thread Dean Betts
Hi Mark, Do you think a Baha'i could hold any one of these views? Didn't you leave out montheism? Thanks, Dean - Original Message - From: Mark A. Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Baha'i Studies bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 7:41 PM Subject: Views of the Supernatural

The Ethics of Authenticity (not the authenticity of ethics)

2008-06-28 Thread Dean Betts
Someone may be interested in the following link: http://juxta.com/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,2/Itemid,33/ The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and is intended to be

Re: Neoscholasticism/Perennial Philosophy

2008-06-20 Thread Dean Betts
I come to a similar conclusion, but argued from the Bahai writings, in _Church and State_ (that the names and attributes of God are ontologically distinct. page 261). Not of course for oaks and dogs (since there is name of God The Dog is this a joke? The information contained in

Suffering

2008-04-02 Thread Dean Betts
Don't the Writing state somewhere that no progress is possible without suffering? Would anyone have references for this? The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and is intended to be

Re: The Brilliant Proof

2008-03-23 Thread Dean Betts
Please name a spiritual truth that requires a concrete proof. - Original Message - From: Scott Saylors To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 4:59 PM Subject: RE: The Brilliant Proof You won't find concrete proofs of any spiritual truth because there is no

Re: The Brilliant Proof

2008-03-23 Thread Dean Betts
The truth is its own proof. - Original Message - From: firestorm [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Baha'i Studies bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 1:37 PM Subject: RE: The Brilliant Proof david. totally. to be able to prove the Faith it would have to be outside of It. the

Joining Partners with God

2008-03-21 Thread Dean Betts
not a COMPANION OF HIS THRONE be at least a minor partner? Therefore, I am thinking that this Persian Hidden Word #44 must be addressed to the Blessed Beauty. But, Persian Hidden Word #44, does not appear to be addressed to Baha'u'llah. Please share your thoughts on this. Happy Naw-Ruz, Dean Betts

Re: Criticism of One Common Faith

2007-12-20 Thread Dean Betts
, t|? Mike and Susan are spot (right) on! Dean Betts i happen to regard both your statement as well as susan's as a generic insults...regardless of the book in question. if that was directed to me there would be more than a smattering of verbage fired back in the general

Re: Criticism of One Common Faith

2007-12-20 Thread Dean Betts
PROTECTED] To: bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Subject: Re: Criticism of One Common Faith Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:49:38 -0500 Who are you, t|? Mike and Susan are spot (right) on! Dean Betts i happen to regard both your statement as well as susan's

Re: Criticism of One Common Faith

2007-12-20 Thread Dean Betts
Richard, Just curious, why not say it in English? That way, those of us who don't read latin don't have to look it up. The Lord be with you, Dean - Original Message - From: Richard H. Gravelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Baha'i Studies bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007

Re: Criticism of One Common Faith

2007-12-17 Thread Dean Betts
How about the Crusades as an example of Ancient sectarian conflicts, apparently unresponsive to the patient arts of diplomacy, (that) have reemerged with a virulence as great as anything known before.? A few comments - Ancient sectarian conflicts - For the most part, Fundamentalist Christians

Re: Contributors to One Common Faith

2007-12-13 Thread Dean Betts
I found it a mixture of incomprehensible sentences, arrogance and exclusiveness. Please give examples. Not really worthy of a Baha'i publication. I started to tentatively agree with the generality of some of the ideas but typically ended up feeling their arguments were hard to

Bayan

2007-11-30 Thread Dean Betts
Interesting that the glossary of my Kitab-i-Iqan says the Bayan ...should be regarded primarily as a euology of the Promised One The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and is intended to be

Re: Ten Commandments

2007-11-29 Thread Dean Betts
To observe a day of rest on either Friday or Sunday is not observing the Ten Commandments which explicitly gives the Sabbath (Saturday) as the day of rest. I'm not sure why both Christians and Baha'is seem to think those laws were perennial. It appears to me that the other Nine Commandments are

Re: Deconstructionism

2007-11-15 Thread Dean Betts
Does anyone dare think that Deconstructionism would fall into one of the branches of knowledge referred to below? The Great Being saith: The learned of the day must direct the people to acquire those branches of knowledge which are of use, that both the learned themselves and the generality of

Re: Deconstructionism

2007-11-13 Thread Dean Betts
Gilberto wrote: No, I haven't forgotten about cogito ergo sum and all that. I'm willing to concede that is a fairly persuasive argument. And so, firstly, when I think of skepticism, I would mainly have in mind opinions about the outside world. But secondly, I would just insert that if you look

Re: Deconstructionism

2007-11-10 Thread Dean Betts
Gilberto wrote: No, I haven't forgotten about cogito ergo sum and all that. I'm willing to concede that is a fairly persuasive argument. And so, firstly, when I think of skepticism, I would mainly have in mind opinions about the outside world. But secondly, I would just insert that if you look at

Bayan

2007-09-15 Thread Dean Betts
Did Baha'u'llah, either explicitly or implicitly, repeal, or render irrelevant, all the laws of the Bayan? The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and is intended to be confidential and for the use

Re: bahai-st digest: July 25, 2007

2007-07-26 Thread Dean Betts
Michael, Where does Socrates seem to claim revelation? Thanks, Dean Socrates and Plato are among the most influential teachers of the western world and still have followers and admirers today and this, not because of their claims to revelation (something Socrates does seem to claim) but

Re: test

2007-07-13 Thread Dean Betts
What's it been now, a couple of years? - Original Message - From: Susan Maneck [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Baha'i Studies bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 9:53 PM Subject: Re: test He lives! The Hidden Mark Foster has returned from the Major Occultation. On 7/13/07, Mark

Re: The Tabernacle of Unity

2007-05-13 Thread Dean Betts
- From: Dean Betts To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 11:47 PM Subject: The Tabernacle of Unity To whom does the pronoun His (below) refer? The Tabernacle of Unity, last sentence of page 37 (paragraph 2.32): Supreme Infallibility, as I once heard from His

Re: Is it okay? . . . .

2006-10-10 Thread Dean Betts
Is "One" the name of a character in this book? - Original Message - From: Scott Saylors To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 12:12 AM Subject: Re: Is it okay? . . . . I thought it might help to actually quote from the text of the book: "

Re: When does one cease to be a youth?

2006-09-13 Thread Dean Betts
Physically, I am old. Spiritually, I consider myself young. The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above.

Re: Opium

2006-09-06 Thread Dean Betts
Well, maybe the Master knew that Avarih would become a covenant breaker... Anyway, most hard drug addicts are hard to cure. - Original Message - From: Badí' Villar Cárdenas To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 12:21 PM Subject: Opium

Re: Lincoln's Statement

2006-07-22 Thread Dean Betts
Statement I can't get the link to work. - Original Message - From: Dean Betts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, July 21, 2006 8:36 pm Subject: Lincoln's Statement To: Baha'i Studies bahai-st@list.jccc.edu The Baha'is do not have a temple in Haifa. We have shrines. Why would Mr. Lincoln

Lincoln's Statement

2006-07-21 Thread Dean Betts
The Baha'is do not have a temple in Haifa. We have shrines. Why would Mr. Lincoln refer to the "temple"? "Hizbullah would think it pretty neat if they destroyed our temple," said Albert Lincoln, secretary-general of the Baha'i International Community in Haifa, said Thursday.

Question

2006-06-02 Thread Dean Betts
Where is it in DAWNBREAKERS where it says (paraphrasing) that we become a Baha'i because of something we have done in the past? The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is

Re: How to know if your prayers are being answered

2006-05-15 Thread Dean Betts
Will your email allow you to request a delivery receipt? First, Will someone please let me know whether this gets posted to the bahai-st list. The list never lets me see my own posts, so I never know if my note got through unless someone responds. The

Re: Science and Religion

2006-04-14 Thread Dean Betts
spiritual reality, not about the appearance of the physical body. Dean Betts The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual

Re: Science and Religion

2006-04-12 Thread Dean Betts
Why can't I find castrophizing in any dictionary? Is the light your castrophizing about the future of the Baha'i community? The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent by the Johnson County Community College (JCCC) and is intended to be

Re: Chronology of 'Abdul-Baha's addresses in America

2006-03-04 Thread Dean Betts
June 16, 1912 was a Sunday Dear Friends, There are some varying accounts as to the actual date 'Abdul-Baha addressed the Congregational Church in Brooklyn, NY. One account from SOW (Stenographic notes by Miss Esther Foster) placed this talk on June 15, 1912. Mahmud Zarqani's Diary, PUP, and

Re: A Prophet before one thousand years?

2006-01-28 Thread Dean Betts
The quotes the Guardian gathered in the Dispensation state as explicitly as any subject in the Baha'i Writings that it will be not less than 1000 years before the next Manifestation. The Covenant, unlike other subjects in the Faith (like the mystical teachings) are not hidden and waiting to be

William Hatcher

2005-12-01 Thread Dean Betts
Short bio on the late Dr. Hatcher here: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/bahai/bahai_feb16.zip/bio.html From the above site: "Professor Hatcher is listed as one of eight Platonist philosophers of the second half of the twentieth century. In the Encyclopdie Philosophique Universelle (Presses

Re: William Hatcher

2005-12-01 Thread Dean Betts
Here is one of my favorite articles by Dr. Hatcher on THE LOGICAL PROOF OF GOD'S EXISTENCE: http://bahai-library.com/wwwboard/messages02/760.html The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC")

Some Articles by the Late William Hatcher

2005-12-01 Thread Dean Betts
http://bahai-library.com/?file=hatcher_bw18_spirituality http://bahai-library.com/?file=hatcher_foundations_mathematics http://bahai-library.com/?file=hatcher_human_nature_society http://www.onecountry.org/e144/e14416as_Minimalism_Review.htm The information contained in this

Sign of God on Earth

2005-11-15 Thread Dean Betts
Who was the first to refer to the Guardian as the sign of God on earth? The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual

test

2005-11-11 Thread Dean Betts
test The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal

Birth of Baha'u'llah

2005-11-11 Thread Dean Betts
Is it permissible to celebrate the Birth of Baha'u'llahafter sunset on Nov. 12? The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the

John Hatcher

2005-10-27 Thread Dean Betts
Could someone send me Dr. John Hatcher's email address? That's John not William The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the

Re: Arguers Annonymous

2005-10-27 Thread Dean Betts
Well said, Ben. Unfortunately we all live in an argumentative world which is considered natural, normal and good by many people. Ifa Baha'i culture were to exist it certainly not include such one-upmanship. - Original Message - From: Benjamin La Framboise To: Baha'i

Re: Baha'i Liberation Theology ((long quote))

2005-10-06 Thread Dean Betts
Importers, such as the U.S., have little incentive to protest; and any outrage is drowned out by the demand for cheaper goods Mark, please clarify. I doubt there is a nation on the planet that is not an importer. Perhaps Mark means net importer. The information contained in this e-mail

Re: The Greatest Name

2005-09-24 Thread Dean Betts
Could it be the same reason why we refer to Baha'u'llah instead of "the Glory of God"? - Original Message - From: Tim Nolan To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 10:21 PM Subject: The Greatest Name I would like to understand why

Re: Peter Abelard vs St. Bernard

2005-08-07 Thread Dean Betts
ALL Bahais, no matter what side of the argument they are on, will say they believe in the independent investigation of truth but then the difference will be what they mean by the phrase. That much is true. But there are some Baha'is who take the position that the independent search for truth ends

Re: Anti-depressants

2005-07-02 Thread Dean Betts
As I understand it, and having tried them, anti-depressants work so slowly they don't qualify to be classed as mood altering. I don't think there is any doubt that mood altering drugs are over-prescribed. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version:

Re: question fm another list

2005-06-06 Thread Dean Betts
Were any of the all-embracing Manifestations of God to declare: I am God, He, verily, speaketh the truth, and no doubt attacheth thereto. (Baha'u'llah: Gleanings, Page: 54) At lunch I was talking to a person from Indonesia who is a catholic and talked to him at length about the faith and

Re: puzzled by Jim

2005-05-28 Thread Dean Betts
What I am suggesting is that we each have a responsibility to promote the best interests of the peoples and kindreds of the earth, to the best of our knowledge, understanding, and capacity, even if it means promoting ideas that seem to us to contradict what the Universal House of Justice has

Re: UHJ membership and women

2005-05-26 Thread Dean Betts
Would someone please give the original subject name of the thread referred to below? 1) First, I want to thank Jim and others who have contributed to this thread -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 266.11.17 - Release Date:

Re: Limits on promoting ideas

2005-05-26 Thread Dean Betts
Jim, The examples I gave, in my first post in this thread, were responses that some other people gave, when I asked the same question in the Baha'i Online Library forum. How does one become a member of the Baha'i Online Library forum? Thanks, Dean Betts -- No virus found in this outgoing

Re: Fast Prayer: Stones glorified God in Muhammad's time

2005-03-13 Thread Dean Betts
This is an example of hyperbole used often by the Manifestions. I think there is a special word for this device...maybe someone else knows? JS wrote: This is in regards to Baha'u'llah's fast prayers that begins with These are, O my God, the days whereon Thou didst enjoin Thy servants to

Re: Martyrdom of Imam Husayn

2005-02-12 Thread Dean Betts
What new (temporary?) guideline? Gilberto Simpson wrote: I'm not objecting to the direction the conversation is taking but I'm curious what the limits are in terms of this new (temporary?) guidline restricting the subject matter? Peace Gilberto -- No virus found in this outgoing message.

Re: If the Bahai faith truly represents radical progress and maturity

2005-01-10 Thread Dean Betts
I believe the Baha'i version of the "Golden Rule" is significantly different, although I notice a similar Qur'anic reference to the same concept in a more specific context: Charity is pleasing and praiseworthy in the sight of God and is regarded as a prince among goodly deeds. Consider ye and

Re: Rasul and Nabi

2005-01-02 Thread Dean Betts
a Rasul. If that is true, then Muhammad's claim to be the last of the prophets, does not negate Baha'u'llah's claim, because Baha'u'llah didn't claim to be a prophet of the kind Muhammad was. Dean Betts -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus

Re: Jacques Derrida dead at 74

2004-10-10 Thread Dean Betts
Derrida was a great man. But his interpreters may have interpreted him in an arid way. God rest his soil Did you mean soul? __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL

An interesting Website

2004-10-06 Thread Dean Betts
http://www.faithfreedom.org/Author/Sina.htm __ 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

Re: Would the Bab have accepted Bahaullah (Mirza Hussein Ali) ?

2004-09-27 Thread Dean Betts
Dear Susan, Is it against list rules to forward messages to bahai-st from other lists? If it is, I am sorry to have done so. I did not know who this person was, and I thought, since he was challenging Baha'i scholars to a debate, bahai-st would put him in contact with some competent defenders of

Tablets of Baha'u'llah in Russian

2004-09-22 Thread Dean Betts
Can anyone please tell me whether Tablets of Baha'u'llah (Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas) has been translated into Russian? __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL

Re: The New List I am Supposed to Create

2004-09-15 Thread Dean Betts
Mark, Sorry to hear about your foot. Hope you feel better soon. What is this new list you're creating? Dean - Original Message - From: Mark A. Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Baha'i Studies [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 9:44 AM Subject: The New List I am Supposed to

Metanexus Institute

2004-06-02 Thread Dean Betts
From another list: Dear Friends: Although I don't usually pass on news items, I thought that this one was quite interesting in light of our teachings. I wonder whether any Baha'is are involved in this conference. Love to all, Science Religion in Context - Metanexus

List Membership

2004-05-31 Thread Dean Betts
Dear Mark, Would it be possible to know the specialties of each of our members? At one time did we not ask each member to submit a short biographical email? Thanks, Dean __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To

Re: Community vitality and political dissent

2004-05-31 Thread Dean Betts
invite you to contemplate. (The Universal House of Justice, 1988 Dec 29, Individual Rights and Freedoms, p. 1) Dean Betts __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL

NRM

2004-05-31 Thread Dean Betts
Please, what is an NRM? __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web -

Re: Internal Social Development

2004-05-30 Thread Dean Betts
Mark, do you know if the House would agree with this statement? Mark is speaking from a sociological, not a theological perspective. Besides, the House of Justice doesn't write the dictionary. Nevertheless, I do not think they would agree that the Faith is a cult. How many

Re: Internal Social Development

2004-05-30 Thread Dean Betts
According to the following two definitions, all of the major religions could be called cults, the Baha'i Faith perhaps less so in that we have less ritual. 1 : formal religious veneration 2 : a system of religious beliefs and ritual; also : its body of adherents

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