Baha'i Faith

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Friday, June 30, 2006

An obscure faith's governance system

In going over some of the posts to this blog, three years ago, I noticed that I didn't fully explain the governance of the faith. I explained all about the Guardian, and about Baha'u'llah and Abdu'l-Baha, but I only alluded to the National and Local Spiritual Assemblies without explaining just what... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 26, 2003

Obscurity and persecution

This article is actually in response to a comment left on an earlier posting in this blog. The Baha'i faith has effectively been eliminated from many Middle Eastern countries, particularly its birthplace, Iran. It is actually an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam, even adopting some Persian customs... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 19, 2003

An obscure faith's version of excommunication

This is my fourth Writer's Corner article on the Baha'i faith, and it focuses on Covenant-breaking and the Covenant's importance in the Baha'i faith. In this article, I shall talk about the importance of the Covenant in Baha'i theology. Rebellion against this Covenant is such a serious offense that... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 25, 2003

Doctrines of an obscure faith, part two

In DOCTRINES OF AN OBSCURE FAITH, PART ONE, I focused on some important spiritual topics of the Baha'i faith. This installment of my one-person write-off will focus on the social teachings of the faith, known as the "principles." The number of principles varies according to who you talk to, but... Sign in to see full entry.

Doctrines of an obscure faith, part one

In my earlier Epinions.com article on the Baha'i faith, entitled CONFUSION IN AN OBSCURE FAITH (and published here as the first post in this blog), I touched on the doctrines of that faith. However, one of the Epinioners who commented on that part of the article essentially asked me to expand on... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 21, 2003

Confusion in an obscure faith

My first task in this review is to describe the Baha'i faith in all its forms, because it's not that well-known a world religion. Then, I shall describe Baha'i liberal cyberspace. The Baha'i faith is arguably the world's youngest revealed religion. (The main branch of the faith uses the term... Sign in to see full entry.

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