Re: What's the truth of Astrology and Numerology?

2006-10-23 Thread Hasan Elias
Thanks Scott and Don for answers,   Don, what you said is interesting, I believe people who born in a determinate time or month apparently have similar characteristics, but I don't think these characteristics are exactly those that traditional Astrology says. Similar to the four physical cy

Re: What's the truth of Astrology and Numerology?

2006-10-23 Thread Don Calkins
Title: Re: What's the truth of Astrology and Numerology? Hasan Elias <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At the end of the chapter “The influence of stars” of SAQ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá said “this subject is worthy of examination”, but the guardian said that it is a waste of time “The friends should be encour

re: Interesting article on Evangelical Teens

2006-10-23 Thread Larry Marquardt
Correction made to link just sent. No semicolon should be at the end. Hi Dick, You write, >How are Baha'is doing in this regard? Anecdotally we have a lot of >active kids around Portland but I've been in communities where it >seemed a >majority of the kids drift away. Are there any >statistic

re: Interesting article on Evangelical Teens

2006-10-23 Thread Larry Marquardt
Hi Dick, You write, >How are Baha'is doing in this regard? Anecdotally we have a lot of >active kids around Portland but I've been in communities where it >seemed a >majority of the kids drift away. Are there any >statistics out there? This statistic can be found at http://www.bahai.us/in-servi

Re: What's the truth of Astrology and Numerology?

2006-10-23 Thread Scott Saylors
As to astrology, I have no opinion. I do not know why Abdu'l Baha said it was worthy of examination, perhaps he meant it might be debunked, I certainly do not know.   As to numberology in general and the Abjad system in particular, culturally it was very important in making religious arguments. T

What's the truth of Astrology and Numerology?

2006-10-23 Thread Hasan Elias
At the end of the chapter “The influence of stars” of SAQ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá said “this subject is worthy of examination”, but the guardian said that it is a waste of time “The friends should be encouraged not to waste time on such things as astrology”.   My common sense says that any prediction