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O sincere servant of the True One! I hear thou art grieved and distressed at
the happenings of the world and the vicissitudes of fortune. Wherefore this
fear and sorrow? The true lovers of the Abha Beauty, and they that have quaffed
the Cup of the Covenant fear no
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Baha'i: A 21st Century Faith -By Rob Sobhani
Even though I am not a member of this faith group, it occurred to me that the
21st century can certainly use these messages and universal teachings. The
people who had gathered this October day on Mount Carmel were members
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For David:
Erelong shall the snow-white hand of God rend an opening through the darkness
of this night and unlock a mighty portal unto His City. On that Day shall the
people enter therein by troops, uttering what the blamers aforetime exclaimed,
that there shall be
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My contribution to the Great Debate:
The foundation of the Kingdom of God is laid upon justice, fairness, mercy,
sympathy and kindness to every soul. Then strive ye with heart and soul to
practice love and kindness to the world of humanity at large, except to those
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You are correct, Iskandar...
He received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of
Southern California. A jet fighter pilot, Reza Pahlavi completed the United
States Air Force Training Program at the former Reese Air Force Base in
Lubbock,
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Greetings Dean!
It seems that there are some variations on the manner in which Baha'u'llah
refers to Divine Revelation, determined by who he was addressing; and in
different texts.
Also, in Gleanings a long passage which I personally read as a dialogue between
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A Revelation, hailed as the promise and crowning glory of past ages and
centuries, as the consummation of all the Dispensations within the Adamic
Cycle, inaugurating an era of at least a thousand years' duration, and a cycle
destined to last no less than five
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As you most likely are aware Baha'u'llah and particularly the Exemplar,
Abdul'-Baha teach that example/behavior is another aspect of teaching. So,
the obvious problem is not so much whether the co-habitation relationship you
are describing is sexual or not; but,
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I would just like to offer these excerpts from the Universal House of Justice
on the subject of succession and add the coment that I don't believe the word
ascent is limited to approval. Otherwise, why would the Master's Will and
Testament call for a ballot to be
