An online forum essayist, whom I’ll call Jen, criticized the Baha’i Faith after she skimmed The Promise of World Peace, a 1985 message from the Universal House of Justice to...
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As a journalist, I get a front-row seat at a lot of horror shows. You might expect that. Many media outlets love scandals, fights, tragedies, and “battles” — the greater...
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A woman I know firmly believes in reincarnation — but she now has a great fear of death after a new age “healer” convinced her that she was once the...
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Yesterday, I happened to hear a real estate broker advising someone who was preparing to sell her home, and the advice made me think about life itself. Beyond the usual...
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As a Baha’i, I put a lot of energy into my Baha’i community’s activities. Also, I am very involved with the community at large, which creates a conflict within me....
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Most people sleep on the same side of the bed each night, wake up around the same time to check their phone, brush their teeth, wash their face, and style...
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“Comparison is the thief of joy,” Teddy Rosevelt once said. Mark Twain stepped it up a notch when he declared, “Comparison is the death of joy.” The same general phrase...
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Why does the world have so many refugees today? In 2023, the U.N. High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) said that 110 million people are now forcibly displaced worldwide — the...
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Every new Faith traces its beginnings back to the moment when its prophet and founder first recognized, revealed, and began to proclaim its holy mission. Christians trace their Faith’s origins...
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The religions of the past, for the most part, did not recommend but did allow the use of the sword to solve the world’s problems — but the Baha’i Faith...
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Home again after a week’s vacation, we eagerly went to our garden this afternoon to see what had happened while we were away. We were delighted to see new blooms...
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Baha’is follow the teachings of Baha’u’llah, the prophet and founder of the Baha’i Faith, and every year Baha’i communities around the world joyously commemorate their Faith’s teachings of love and...
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Are your thoughts hurting you or healing you? Often, people underestimate the inner workings of their minds and the influence that this endless mental chatter has over their bodies and...
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An essay in an online religious forum, written by a woman I’ve called “Jen,” took exception to the Baha’i Faith’s teachings about human unity. Jen claimed that this unity would...
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Have you ever been around someone who radiates positive energy – who affects your soul without even trying? We all know well what a joyous feeling these kinds of people...
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Ever since she was young, Radiance Talley has turned to poetry to give voice to her thoughts and how she made sense of the world around her. RELATED: Reflections on the...
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In my years as a Baha’i, nine quotations from the Baha’i writings have become especially important to me. I go to them time and time again, because they offer inspiration,...
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John and I are in the midst of home renovations, and even though we have had several weeks of living in a state of disarray (even total chaos), I do...
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On a religious forum I ran across an essay on Baha’is and the United Nations in which a woman I’ll call “Jen” made a series of statements about Baha’i belief...
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Starting today, and for the next twelve days, Baha’is all around the world will celebrate Ridvan, which means “paradise,” the holiest and most joyous time of the Baha’i year. Pronounced...
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