Re: Myth or fact?

2014-02-21 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv There seems to be a pervasive belief amongst Baha'is that if a lot of Baha'is pray in unison for something   This notion is not pervasive in my experience.  I have not heard of this praying in unison; it's not something that is discussed or done in my area.   Why do

Re: Fulfilled yet?

2014-01-14 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv few would agree that the internet functions with  marvellous swiftness everywhere. Compared to what we had 40 years ago  -U.S. Postal mail - the paper kind, compared to that, the internet is truly marvelously swift. It used to take a week or more to mail a

Re: New Religious Movements and Post Conventional Morality

2013-04-22 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv For several months I have had my mail filter set so that anything from Stephen goes straight to my trash folder. Tim All good art is about something deeper than it admits. --Roger Ebert From: Susan Maneck sman...@gmail.com To: Baha'i Studies bahai-st@list.jccc.edu

Re: Religious Conversion

2012-09-06 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Why do and why should non-Bahais become Bahais?   People embrace the cause of Baha'u'llah for many different reasons, and everyone is welcome.     But there is only one reason that is solid, in my view.   The only solid foundation for becoming a Baha'i   is belief

Filtering out Baha'i Studies

2011-01-01 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Because of the deterioration of this discussion group, and because there are technical difficulties preventing unsubscribing or shutting down this list, I have set my mail filters so that any message with bahai-st@list.jccc.edu in the To: field will go straight to my

Re: nakhlah raid was Re: Stealth Jihad (support for tolerance)

2010-12-31 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv non-Baha'is are going to require something more neutral. I can't use the term covenant-breaker in an academic setting, for instance. Susan, Suppose there is a small group of people who called themselves chemists, but they reject the periodic table of elements, and

Re: Joseph Emmanuel

2010-12-17 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv With regard to the Seal of the Prophets Did Baha'u'llah refer to Himself as a nabi or a rasul? If he did not, then this whole question is moot.  Tim All good art is about something deeper than it admits. --Roger Ebert - Original Message From: Susan

Re: Joseph Emmanuel

2010-12-17 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv  But Bahais generally don't just stop here, and instead would insist that Bahaullah etc. were messengers and prophets and so Muslims must be wrong/confused/wanting to tie the hands of God, etc. As I see it, the Qur'an contains the authentic revelation of God to

Re: How will they cope?

2010-12-15 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Hi Kathryn  I understand we are to be obedient, and we are not to take offense,  but this dogmatic approach raised bitterness,  resentment  One of the things I have had to learn in my Baha'i life, is that while we are to be obedient to the *institutions* and to the

Re: How will they cope?

2010-12-14 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv If we're only counting active Baha'is, which country in the world has the most Baha'is? There is no generally agreed upon definition of the term active Baha'i, so it's not possible to give a specific answer to this question.  How many Feasts and study classes

Re: How will they cope?

2010-12-13 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv In the USA, the number of Baha'is is shrinking for sure, as new declarants are well below the replacement level due to deaths.  What is your reference for this?  I don't know that this is a fact. referring to the Baha'i Faith as a fast growing community.  In the

Re: How will they cope?

2010-12-13 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv so many people have declared their Faith in Baha'u'llah, but in practice many of these new declarants become inactive in few months  I have seen this same thing.  Finding someone to enroll is relatively easy if you talk to enough people. But getting newly enrolled

A Question About Muhammad's Wives

2010-11-29 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv I  recently participated in a discussion about Muhammad. One person in the discussion stated over and over that Muhammad was immoral because he married a girl aged 6, and had intimate relations with her when she was only 9. This particular person in the discussion was 

Re: Religion and Women

2010-11-04 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv And there is a difference between being male and men or being female or women? To my mind, yes there is a difference.  I would use male and female to refer to horses or dogs or plants.  I would use man or woman to refer to  human beings.  Tim All good art is about

Re: Law in Religion

2010-11-03 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv how much emphasis on laws do Baha'is have?  From the beginning of the Kitab-i-Aqdas:   The first duty prescribed by God for His servants is the recognition of Him Who is  the Dayspring of His Revelation and the Fountain of His laws, Who representeth the  Godhead

Re: Devout Religiousity

2010-11-02 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv What pratices would cause a Baha'i to qualify for devout devotee status? Who cares?  I don't think that's important.  Following in God's path has nothing to do with qualifying for some status.  I don't think this is anything to be concerned about. Being a good Baha'i

Re: Devout Religiousity

2010-11-02 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Why doesn't the Baha'i Faith have a Ten Commandents Why should it have them?  Baha'u'llah revealed what God willed for our age.  I think it's a mistake to try to make the Baha'i revelation fit into any conceptual boxes we invent.  Tim All good art is about something

Re: Devout Religiousity

2010-11-02 Thread Tim Nolan
Message From: Tim Nolan tnola...@yahoo.com To: bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Sent: Tue, November 2, 2010 5:37:11 PM Subject: Re: Devout Religiousity What pratices would cause a Baha'i to qualify for devout devotee status? Who cares?  I don't think that's important.  Following in God's path has

What went Terribly Wrong? (was: Conspiracy Thoeries and Recent New Events Align alot)

2010-10-17 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv The point is that from the  standpoint of Baha'is something  went terribly wrong in Islamic history. I am ignorant about Islamic history.  Could you tell me what went terribly wrong?  And what's so bad about the Umayyads?  Tim - Original Message

Re: Baha'i Review

2010-09-14 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Haifan Baha'is is a misnomer because it implies that those Baha'is who are faithful to the covenmant are just one of several legitimate Baha'i groups. That is not the case.  The Baha'i community that follows the covenant, and  turns to the Universal House of Justice

Re: Baha'i Review

2010-09-14 Thread Tim Nolan
-Bahai refer to the various groups which all claim to be Bahais and follow the teachings of Bahaullah? On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Tim Nolan tnola...@yahoo.com wrote: The Baha'i Studies Listserv Haifan Baha'is is a misnomer because it implies that those Baha'is who are faithful

Re: Baha'i Review

2010-09-14 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv I'm leaving this thread for now; I have nothing to contribute beyond what I've already said.  Tim All good art is about something deeper than it admits. --Roger Ebert __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies

Re: Will Testament of Abdu'l-Baha Part 3

2010-09-02 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Shoghi Effendi was the great grandson of Baha'u'llah and the grandson of Abdu'l Baha, so he was an Aghsan.  He was also an Afnan, descended from the Bab's family.   He no longer metions the Aghsan in this part, implying he wrote them out of it. I don't think that's a

Re: Will Testament of Abdu'l-Baha Part 3

2010-09-02 Thread Tim Nolan
be a matrilineal Aghsan given the fact that like in tree leaves stop lineage grwoth. Abdu'l-Baha nver refers to him as an Agshan, just an Afnan. From: Tim Nolan tnola...@yahoo.com To: Baha'i Studies bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Sent: Thu, September 2, 2010 12:18:00 PM

Re: Universal House of Guardianship

2010-08-26 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv That fiveelders link doesn't work for me.  Who are they, and what is their relation to the Baha'i covenant?    I never heard of this Universal Senate of Justice.   Can you give sources from the writings of Baha'u'llah or Abdu'l Baha or Shoghi Effendi?  Tim All good

Re: Universal House of Guardianship

2010-08-26 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv I went to the site through Google.  I only looked at the first page. It definitely looks like a covenant breaker website.  On the first page it says  copyright The International Institution of the Guardianship. So, Mr. Stephen Grey, why are you posting links to

Re: Universal House of Guardianship

2010-08-26 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv They aren't covenant breakers in that:   What, specifically, is their relation to the Universal House of Justice? Do they accept its authority without reservation?  Are they submissive and obedient to it?  What is this so-called  International Institution of the

Re: Out of the fusion of two souls a third subtle entity is born;...

2010-08-22 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Bill I also remember Rosemary passing on some information that day that could be considered Loaded.    So...what was this loaded information? Tim All good art is about something deeper than it admits. --Roger Ebert - Original Message From: Skygram

Respect for Islam (was: Re: Ablutions

2010-06-24 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv I was brought up as a Catholic, and now I am a Baha'i.  When I was a Catholic boy, I was taught to despise Muhammad and to look on the Qur'an as a strange book that should be avoided. Now *because*  of accepting Baha'i teachings, I believe Muhammad was a Messenger

Re: The only quality God doesn't has?

2010-06-15 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv If I may jump in here. I suggest it's the wrong question to ask whether God has a particuar quality, unless a Manifestation of God refers to it.  God is not a person who has or does not have qualities. We can never understand God.  I have reached the conclusion

Re: Baha'I laws

2010-05-26 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv The example which comes to mind is smoking in the Bahai faith. It isn't prohibited but it isn't exactly A-OK either. I read an interesting story about how Shoghi Effendi showed kindness to a pilgrim, Charles Dunning, when he came to the Holy Land from the British

Re: Religion and Science

2010-05-20 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv From the Letter to the World's Religious Leaders, published by the House of Justice: religion and science are the two indispensable knowledge systems through which the potentialities of consciousness develop.  Far from being in conflict with one another, these

Women and Men (was: Lesser Prophets

2010-05-14 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Hi Brent, Baha'u'llah said the day will come when a woman traveling alone will be able to traverse the entire surface of the earth ... and without a single man having looked upon her with lust. While men have a responsibility for this, it would also help if

Re: Polishing the Mirror (the Soul)

2010-04-16 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv not enrolled, but then neither are the Bahais in China or Iran. That's because in Iran it is dangerous if your name is found on a Baha'i membership list.  In China, according to what I've read, believers are not enrolled because of some policies of the Chinese

Re: Polishing the Mirror (the Soul)

2010-04-16 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv not enrolled, but then neither are the Bahais in China or Iran. That's because in Iran it is dangerous if your name is found on a Baha'i membership list.  In China, according to what I've read, believers are not enrolled because of some policies of the Chinese

Re: Political views

2010-04-01 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv I live in Mississippi. Even though blacks make up 30% of the population no black man has ever been elected to a state-wide office here. Has any black woman been elected to state office?  Tim All good art is about something deeper than it admits. --Roger Ebert

Re: Sects

2010-01-22 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Alledgedly killing Shoghi Effendi, I say allegedly... She was with him the most and he was standing between her and the Fund money. Mr. Gray, This is an outrageous and contemptible accusation, and don't try to weasel out of it by saying allegedly. There is zero

Re: RE: Sects

2010-01-21 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Why is Covenant Breaker material being allowed on this list? Tim All good art is about something deeper than it admits. --Roger Ebert --- On Thu, 1/21/10, Stephen Gray skg_z...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Stephen Gray skg_z...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: RE: Sects To: Baha'i

Quote attributed to 'Abdul-Baha

2009-10-22 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Know that you are where you are, not by chance, but by the design of your Creator, for your development and for the development of those around you. Ocean did not find this. I hope it's not an authentic quote of Abdu'l Baha, because while it may contain some truth,

Re: Evolution from apes? bahá'í teachings

2009-10-01 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Hi Susan, Can't we let science decide the issue? The physical aspect of evolution is certainly a scientific question, not a religious one. they say men and apes share a common ancestor. Our bodies have evolved from an ancestor we share with apes. But we are not our

Re: Door to door

2009-07-13 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Hello David, a campaign requiring us to go to houses You may have felt required to go door to door, but in fact you were not. I understand it's hard to resist the pressure that others may put on you, but you can just say no if you don't want to do this. When I was

Re: Door to door

2009-07-13 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Hello Matt, In some neighborhoods, people like visitors coming over and talking to them. There is a large difference between having a visit from someone who lives in your neighborhood, and having a total stranger -who may even be from a different city - knock on

Re: Succession

2009-05-17 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv what specifically was the relation of the other descendants of Bahaullah to the Bahai faith? In what way were they unsuitable to succeed Shoghi Effendi? All the other male descendants of Baha'u'llah had broken the Covenant. Tim All good art is about something

Re: Shouldn't he have known?

2009-04-08 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv In view of the powerful, exalted description of the Guardian in the Will and Testament, I suggest it is fruitless for us to try to limit  Shoghi Effendi's infallibility or to try to figure whether he was infallible before November 29, 1921. I don't care.     First of

RE: Who is writing the future?

2009-03-30 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Hello Susan,   1) the affirmation that, regardless of cultural shifts and temporal exigencies and notwithstanding critiques of essentialism, the center does indeed hold; Could you explain this more? I'd like to understand this better. I understand the allusion to

Re: Baha'i proofs of the existence of God

2008-11-18 Thread Tim Nolan
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 of God's existence, because humans have been attempting this for centuries, and still not

Re: 'Abdul-Baha teaching how to pray

2008-04-20 Thread Tim Nolan
Have you looked in Portals to Freedom? Tim--- On Sat, 4/19/08, Larry Marquardt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Larry Marquardt [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: 'Abdul-Baha teaching how to prayTo: "Baha'i Studies" bahai-st@list.jccc.eduDate: Saturday, April 19, 2008, 11:02 PMDear Friends, I tried several

Re: Jewish/Arab Peace Song

2008-03-27 Thread Tim Nolan
I'm not a Baha'i, by the way, so it felt somewhat insulting to hear someone say that the reason why there is conflict is because they haven't accepted the Faith. **Somewhat** insulting? I'd say *very* insulting. Baha'is are not necessarily better than other people. We are all in this boat

Re: Jewish/Arab Peace Song

2008-03-27 Thread Tim Nolan
I would like to point out that Richard is forwarding the messages posted here onto another list without the permission of the authors. Thanks for letting us know, Susan. I won't respond to him. Tim All good art is about something deeper than it admits.

Re: Letter

2008-02-04 Thread Tim Nolan
Page number please? firestorm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: don, it's in lights of Guidance, towards the bottom left of the page...across from the cite saying that reasons for delaying marriage in the west were normally economic and...pifffle (that may be a paraphrase.) Tim Change means

Re: Letter

2008-02-02 Thread Tim Nolan
David, I don't know the source of that comment. The Baha'i writings say clearly that although to married is desirable, it is not the central purpose of life. It's not obligatory for Baha'is to marry. Mirza Abu'l Fadl, the great Baha'i scholar never married. Hands of the Cause

Re: PowerPoint warning

2008-01-24 Thread Tim Nolan
As a rule, I never open attachments unless I am sure it's from someone I know personally. Knowing a person only through the internet is not enough; I have to know the sender from face to face human contact before I'll open an attachment. Otherwise I just delete the email. Even that rule

Normative? (was: Kitab-I-Aqdas and other questions)

2008-01-04 Thread Tim Nolan
It does matter, in my opinion, whether knowledgeable Baha'is think my views and understandings, the very ones that caused me to declare, are within acceptable norms or not. I have no desire to be a Baha'i whose views are contrary to what normative Baha'is are striving to achieve. Dear

Normative?

2008-01-04 Thread Tim Nolan
Hello maidenhairleaf, I have come to fear that many Baha'is, while they might say they agree with the four things above, in practice seem to me to not believe as such. So what? Is your faith based on what Baha'is do or on belief in Baha'u'llah? I fear that, as soon as one

RE: Deconstructionism

2007-11-12 Thread Tim Nolan
I agree that by nature truths are not absolute and that absolutes are illusions in a world that is relative in nature... I agree that many things are relative, but what about these statements. Are there any circumstances in which these are not true? --God is the Source of all good.

Ancestry (was: Re: Ancestry of Baha'u'llah)

2007-10-29 Thread Tim Nolan
Hi Susan, Given enough generations, everyone is related to everyone else. I agree in general; almost all of us are probably related to Genghiz Khan or to Alexander the Great. But I wonder if this is true of populations that until 200 years ago, were relatively isolated, for

Re: Religion must be the cause of unity

2007-04-20 Thread Tim Nolan
Since Baha'is aren't allowed to renounce our religion how can we say that it is better to do away with religion if it is not the cause of unity? I don't see how this makes sense. The Baha'i teachings are not, and never will be the cause of disunity. In fact the true teachings of Judaism,

Universal House of Justice and Infallibility

2007-04-16 Thread Tim Nolan
Hello David, I know that the infallibility of the House is dependent on the information received. I understand this principle differently. As I see it, there is never a problem with the House's infallibility. Every statement or decision they make is protected from error and

Re: Ruhi

2007-04-04 Thread Tim Nolan
hold for some open ended questions, but for certain questions, that notion is silly. Tim Nolan - TV dinner still cooling? Check out Tonight's Picks on Yahoo! TV. The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto (e-mail) is sent

Re: Tests

2007-02-23 Thread Tim Nolan
suicide. In that case, God did not test the person beyond his capacity, because by choosing not to turn to God, the person did not use the full capacity (God's help) that was available to him. Tim Nolan - Any questions? Get answers on any topic

Re: Tests

2007-02-21 Thread Tim Nolan
Hello Susan, Tests don't stop until we die in any case. Would you please tell me where in the writings it says that there will be no more tests in the worlds after this one? Thanks, Tim - Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail QA

: Re: Bahai view on evolution

2007-01-23 Thread Tim Nolan
and faster, have better eyesight and hearing and sense of smell than humans have. It is our souls that give us human capacity; the body is secondary. Tim Nolan - We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty

How much of Islamic culture is actually Arab?

2006-11-17 Thread Tim Nolan
I have been thinking about this question for a few weeks. To what extent is modern global Islamic culture based on Arab culture? For example this busines of women dressing so they are covered from head to toe? I think the U.S. could certainly benefit from more modesty, but the burkha

Re: Precedent

2006-10-29 Thread Tim Nolan
Don, Thanks for the references. Tim Don Calkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:"In considering matters of this sort the beloved Guardian has instructed that each case must be considered on its own merits, and that a decision in one case is not to act as precedent in another. Hence, in

Precedent

2006-10-28 Thread Tim Nolan
Hello Scott,there is no such thing as 'precedent' in Baha`i jurisprudenceI have heard this many times but I have never seen it in the authoritative writings. Can you give a reference?Thanks, Tim Nolan We have the perfect Group for you. Check out the handy changes to Yahoo

what is a vision? was Re: Resurrection of Christ

2006-10-13 Thread Tim Nolan
ho had a vision uses that to tell other people what to do, then I would want evidence that the visionary's message was good and true. What about these resurrectionexperiences? Physical?Shoghi Effendi said the stories about Christ's resurrection are symbolic; the resurrection was spiritual,

Re: Is it okay? . . . .

2006-10-10 Thread Tim Nolan
Hello Scott, to announce the publication of a novel I have written, with some references and quotes from the Baha`i faith tucked away within the story, Since it contains quotes and referencesabout the Faith, did you have to get approval from the Baha'i review committeewhere you

Words and Meaning

2006-07-24 Thread Tim Nolan
Hi Susan,Words in and of themselves have no instinsic meaning; they are just sounds.Yes. I think the book Finnegans Wake is a good example of this.But those that use them intend things by those sounds, and what they intend is the meaning. I see this the same way. Words do

Unity and Truth

2006-07-19 Thread Tim Nolan
all the divine qualities will also become realized." (Abdu'l-Baha, Baha'i World Faith - Abdu'l-Baha Section, p. 384)I agree with Margaret that real unity is impossible without truthfulness. However, it is possible to tell the truth with courtesy and kindness; it is not usually necessary to be

Re: Unity and Truth

2006-07-17 Thread Tim Nolan
m, as well as of the Baha'i Faith.I agree that if I pretended to be Christian, that would be dishonest on my part. As to what others do, that's not my concern. Tim Nolan Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1/min. The information

Re: Unity and Truth

2006-07-15 Thread Tim Nolan
Hi Gilberto,I think certain omissions are definitely the moral equivalent of lying.In the Bahai case we are talking about Bahai preacher not telling their audience thatthey were a different religion. I don't know the facts about Jamal Effendi, so I cannot comment on that.

God and the Manifestations (was: delivering wives in Bible texts

2006-07-13 Thread Tim Nolan
ately to be God. So crude and fantastic a theory of Divine incarnation is as removed from, and incompatible with, the essentials of Bah' belief as are the no less inadmissible pantheistic and anthropomorphic conceptions of God -- " (Shoghi Effendi, The World Order of Baha'u'llah, p. 112)

Unity and Truth

2006-07-13 Thread Tim Nolan
marry one another. That's not novel today, but in 1912, that was shocking.The Baha'i teachings say we should be truthful, but kind and loving at the same time.Tim Nolan Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. The information contained in this e-mail

Re: delivering wives in Bible texts

2006-07-08 Thread Tim Nolan
to emulate His example, by following the guidance in the hadiths?Tim Nolan How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messengers low PC-to-Phone call rates. The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community Coll

Is there free will in the next world?

2006-06-05 Thread Tim Nolan
next world, how is it possible that there are no tests and trials there? It seems likely to me that we will not have free will in the next life. What do others think?Tim Nolan The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the

bahai-st@list.jccc.edu

2006-05-18 Thread Tim Nolan
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Re: How to know if your prayers are being answered

2006-05-17 Thread Tim Nolan
Thank you for letting me know."Richard H. Gravelly" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am in receipt thereof.Richard.- Original Message - From: Tim Nolan To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 6:36 PM Subject: How to know if your prayers are bein

Re: Why Do I Not See My Own Messages?

2006-05-16 Thread Tim Nolan
ceive an email copy of my postings". It was already set to that, but I saved it just to be sure.So, this is not the source of the problem.Thanks for trying to help though. Tim Nolan Blab-away for as little as 1/min. Make PC-to-Phone Calls using Yahoo! Messenger

How to know if your prayers are being answered

2006-05-15 Thread Tim Nolan
sharing my experience.Tim Nolan Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously low rates. The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intende

Re: question about Islam

2006-05-13 Thread Tim Nolan
Hi Gilberto,That's why I don't think that a newManifestation who will change things around is all that necessary.While remaining faithful to Islam, the rulings of scholars will takenew realities into account.You certainly have a right to your opinion. It seems that God does not

Seal of the Prophets

2006-05-13 Thread Tim Nolan
as changed everything. The telegraph was an important invention, but the internet has made it mostly irrelevant. We are at the dawn of a new age; the old categories no longer fit. Tim Nolan Yahoo! Mail goes everywhere you do. Get it on your phone. The information contained in this e-ma

Re: Why Do I Not See My Own Messages?

2006-05-13 Thread Tim Nolan
Susan and Marleen,Could your own messages be going into your spam folder? I don't think so; I have no rule set up to do that. But I'll keep an eye out for this.Could yourpreferences or the settings of the list have been altered?That could be the reason. How do I see my list

Why Do I Not See My Own Messages?

2006-05-12 Thread Tim Nolan
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Re: Question about Islam: other opinions please

2006-05-12 Thread Tim Nolan
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Question about Islam: other opinions please

2006-05-11 Thread Tim Nolan
Are there any proofs that we can produce that Bahai is an independentreligion? The Shaykh of the Al Azhar university in Cairo does not seem to think so.What proofs would he accept? The Baha'i Faith has independent sacred texts, a new calendar, a new Qiblih, laws which differ in some

question about Islam

2006-05-05 Thread Tim Nolan
Hello Janine,He feels that the Bahai faith is just a reiteration of Islam, nothing new. The Baha'i Faith has an explicit, written Covenant, which preserves the unity of the Baha'is. Islam doesn't have this, which is why there are rival Islamic factions. The Baha'i Covenant also

Quotes about Abdu'l Baha (was: Abdu'l Baha, Science and Religion)

2006-04-14 Thread Tim Nolan
s why it's important to reflect on Baha'u'llah's words and the Guardian's words about Abdu'l Baha. Those quotes establish the framework within which to understand, however dimly, Abdu'l Baha's statements. That's how I see it.With affectionate thoughts, Tim Nolan New Yahoo! Messenger with V

Re: Science and Religion

2006-04-14 Thread Tim Nolan
e or Paris Talks can be used as examples of errors, because those are not authenticated scripture. So what errors are you talking about?These are merely my personal views; I have no comment about what others should believe. Tim Nolan Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls

Quotes about Abdu'l Baha (was: Abdu'l Baha, Science and Religion)

2006-04-14 Thread Tim Nolan
bdu'l Baha was nothing more than a Great Guy. That's why it's important to reflect on Baha'u'llah's words and the Guardian's words about Abdu'l Baha. Those quotes establish the framework within which to understand, however dimly, Abdu'l Baha's statements. That's how I see it.With affectionate thou

Science and Religion

2006-04-14 Thread Tim Nolan
ld believe. Tim Nolan Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2/min or less. The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and

Abdu'l Baha, Science and Religion

2006-04-13 Thread Tim Nolan
As I see it, any attempt to understand a Figure as noble, as pure, as majestic as Abdu'l Baha should rest on the foundation of what the sacred text says about Him. If a person takes these words to heart, it will help clear up misunderstandings, in my opinion.PRAISE be to Him Who hath

: Re: Science and Religion

2006-04-13 Thread Tim Nolan
hat errors are you talking about?These are merely my personal views; I have no comment about what others should believe. Tim Nolan Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2/min or less. The information contained in this e-ma

Re: Science and Religion

2006-04-10 Thread Tim Nolan
. But they are not omniscient. If better information comes along, the House maydecide to change a decision. That does not indicate that the first decision was wrong, it does indicate the first batch of information was not accurate.Tim Nolan Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridicu

: Re: Science and Religion

2006-04-05 Thread Tim Nolan
tatement of profound importance, but I will miss that wisdom if I insist either that Abdu'l Baha was just "wrong", or if I insist that science must be wrong because it contradicts what Abdu'l Baha said. Either extreme leads me astray, as extremes usually do. With good wishes, Tim Nolan Bl

Re: A Prophet before one thousand years? - be proud

2006-01-30 Thread Tim Nolan
I don't know, really. But, I wonder if a no-descendant could attain that "hereditary principle" which "sustains the law of God" as the Master said.This whole heredity issue becomes irrelevant after a few hundred years because, as others have said, everyone is related to everyone

Re: A Prophet before one thousand years?

2006-01-29 Thread Tim Nolan
the Covenant was also crystal clear about a continuing line of Guardians, so I don't think that really addresses Hasan's question about badaa. The Will and Testament is clear about how future Guardians were to be chosen, but that document does not guarantee that there will always be a

Re: A Prophet before one thousand years?

2006-01-29 Thread Tim Nolan
I am curious about the purpose of discussing this topic, given that none of us will be around in 900 years to see what happens.If in a discussion, someone raises the possibility that the House of Justice might lose its infallibility after the thousand years have passed, how does that

Diversity Among Baha'is (was: Kalimat)

2006-01-09 Thread Tim Nolan
come later, usually in a gradual way.With Friendly Thoughts, Tim Nolan Yahoo! Photos Got holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP. The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson C

Religion and Science (was: Re: Speed of Light)

2005-11-21 Thread Tim Nolan
nsure their appropriate application; religious convictions, no matterhow cherished they may be, must submit, willingly and gratefully, toimpartial testing by scientific methods." Tim Nolan Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. The information contained

Religion and Science

2005-11-21 Thread Tim Nolan
nsure their appropriate application; religious convictions, no matterhow cherished they may be, must submit, willingly and gratefully, toimpartial testing by scientific methods." Tim Nolan Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. The information contained

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