Re: Baha'is in My Backyard (Movie)
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Dear Stephen, I watched this video when it first came out in 2007. Objectively speaking, it seems like these two filmmakers were concerned that there must be some shady activity going on at the World Center namely because some of the buildings have underground floors. That's the original premise. That hypothesis fell on itself when they got to see the underground for themselves. You can kind of tell by the end that they're thinking Oh, it wasn't really like we thought at first. Since the whole journey, if you will, was based on a flawed argument, that makes the rest of the video bunk in my opinion. I also don't think the two filmmakers were being entirely ethical in producing that video. For example, if I remember correctly, Moshe Sharon was unaware that he was being taped when the filmmakers were asking questions from him over the phone. Best, Adib On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Stephen Gray skg_z...@yahoo.com wrote: The Baha'i Studies Listserv http://bahairants.com/full-movie-bahais-in-my-backyard-382.html I just recently found out about this movie and Israelis feeling about the Baha'i World Faith. __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:adibmasum...@gmail.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-538694-1580342.0cbc3d0f5e686b78fcb37c32a3ff1...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-538698-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
Re: Baha'is in My Backyard (Movie)
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Did anyone notice a woman incorrectly claimed that Baha'i don't smoke? From: Matt Haase matthewhaa...@gmail.com To: Baha'i Studies bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Sent: Wed, November 10, 2010 2:53:28 PM Subject: Re: Baha'is in My Backyard (Movie) The Baha'i Studies Listserv I found it to be somewhat of a satirical mockumentary. I'm not sure if that was their intention starting out, but that's how it came together imo. On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Stephen Gray skg_z...@yahoo.com wrote: The Baha'i Studies Listserv http://bahairants.com/full-movie-bahais-in-my-backyard-382.html I just recently found out about this movie and Israelis feeling about the Baha'i World Faith. __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:matthewhaa...@gmail.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-538694-953325.e9a9b042dd227e4657deb0ff0d384...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:skg_z...@yahoo.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-538705-1719008.2a3842ae5b2f7d34dd5fdfc724616...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-538706-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
Re: Baha'is in My Backyard (Movie)
The Baha'i Studies Listserv At 02:53 PM 11/10/2010, Matt wrote: I found it to be somewhat of a satirical mockumentary. I'm not sure if that was their intention starting out, but that's how it came together imo. I had a somewhat similar reaction. It's been a long time since I watched it but I vaguely recall finding it pretty funny, but mixed with some unease because it was impossible to tell whether the investigators were as goofy as they appeared to be or if they were just putting on for the camera - following a very loose script. And I seem to remember it lacked any kind of satisfying ending. Sort of like watching an old Gilda Radner Emily Litella piece on the 1970's Saturday Night Live program's Weekend Update segment where she goes through a long sequence of impassioned misunderstandings which always rapped up with Oh! Well, that's very different Never mind. In the Internet age I'd think they would have had to be willfully ignorant to know as little as they seemed to about Baha'is, while still knowing things that most Baha'is weren't even aware of. The biggest problem I had with it, though, is that I never felt I could share it with anyone because I'm afraid most Baha'is wouldn't recognize the humor. (Or, perhaps I should say they might feel it wasn't at all funny. Maybe horrifying?) Kind of a minor, if guilty, pleasure - maybe a little along the lines of the movie: The Gods Must Be Crazy. John B. __ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-538738-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
