Comments on: Christmas Cheer http://bahairants.com/christmas-cheer-82.html A Baha'i blog. Sun, 20 May 2012 19:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Friendly Fire | Baha'i Rants http://bahairants.com/christmas-cheer-82.html/comment-page-1#comment-69343 Friendly Fire | Baha'i Rants Wed, 05 May 2010 05:06:24 +0000 http://bahairants.com/?p=82#comment-69343 [...] C’mon, we covered this months ago people. [...] [...] C’mon, we covered this months ago people. [...]

]]> By: swanda http://bahairants.com/christmas-cheer-82.html/comment-page-1#comment-150 swanda Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:59:00 +0000 http://bahairants.com/?p=82#comment-150 It happens every year. sweet unbidden messages via email about what Shoghi Effendi said about Christmas and about Baha'is not celebrating Christmas. I am a Baha'i. To not celebratre Christmas with my relatives would be paramount to becoming a major humbug. The confusion is this: Shoghi Effendi said that Christmas ceases to be an "instituition" for the Baha'is. That means Baha'is Assemblies don't officiate or sponsor Christmas celebrations. It doesn't mean that we lock ourselves in a closet at Christmas or Channuka time. For the comfort of my relatives, I have often put up a Christmas tree. There is nothing in the sacred books aagainst putting up a Christmas tree. It's my call. Rather like the Baha'is who place trays of Haft Sin out at Naw Ruz. I wish we would stop beating each other up about how we individually chose to practice faith. I wish that next Christmas non one would remind what Shoghi Effendi said about Christmas. I wish that the ppl who send out such messages would smile, make shortbread cookies and invite a few Christians over for eggnog and relax. That would be called "teaching." It happens every year. sweet unbidden messages via email about what Shoghi Effendi said about Christmas and about Baha’is not celebrating Christmas.

I am a Baha’i. To not celebratre Christmas with my relatives would be paramount to becoming a major humbug.

The confusion is this: Shoghi Effendi said that Christmas ceases to be an “instituition” for the Baha’is. That means Baha’is Assemblies don’t officiate or sponsor Christmas celebrations.

It doesn’t mean that we lock ourselves in a closet at Christmas or Channuka time.

For the comfort of my relatives, I have often put up a Christmas tree.
There is nothing in the sacred books aagainst putting up a Christmas tree. It’s my call.

Rather like the Baha’is who place trays of Haft Sin out at Naw Ruz.

I wish we would stop beating each other up about how we individually chose to practice faith. I wish that next Christmas non one would remind what Shoghi Effendi said about Christmas. I wish that the ppl who send out such messages would smile, make shortbread cookies and invite a few Christians over for eggnog and relax.

That would be called “teaching.”

]]> By: swanda http://bahairants.com/christmas-cheer-82.html/comment-page-1#comment-76411 swanda Thu, 09 Mar 2006 15:59:00 +0000 http://bahairants.com/?p=82#comment-76411 It happens every year. sweet unbidden messages via email about what Shoghi Effendi said about Christmas and about Baha'is not celebrating Christmas. I am a Baha'i. To not celebratre Christmas with my relatives would be paramount to becoming a major humbug. The confusion is this: Shoghi Effendi said that Christmas ceases to be an "instituition" for the Baha'is. That means Baha'is Assemblies don't officiate or sponsor Christmas celebrations. It doesn't mean that we lock ourselves in a closet at Christmas or Channuka time. For the comfort of my relatives, I have often put up a Christmas tree. There is nothing in the sacred books aagainst putting up a Christmas tree. It's my call. Rather like the Baha'is who place trays of Haft Sin out at Naw Ruz. I wish we would stop beating each other up about how we individually chose to practice faith. I wish that next Christmas non one would remind what Shoghi Effendi said about Christmas. I wish that the ppl who send out such messages would smile, make shortbread cookies and invite a few Christians over for eggnog and relax. That would be called "teaching." It happens every year. sweet unbidden messages via email about what Shoghi Effendi said about Christmas and about Baha’is not celebrating Christmas.

I am a Baha’i. To not celebratre Christmas with my relatives would be paramount to becoming a major humbug.

The confusion is this: Shoghi Effendi said that Christmas ceases to be an “instituition” for the Baha’is. That means Baha’is Assemblies don’t officiate or sponsor Christmas celebrations.

It doesn’t mean that we lock ourselves in a closet at Christmas or Channuka time.

For the comfort of my relatives, I have often put up a Christmas tree.
There is nothing in the sacred books aagainst putting up a Christmas tree. It’s my call.

Rather like the Baha’is who place trays of Haft Sin out at Naw Ruz.

I wish we would stop beating each other up about how we individually chose to practice faith. I wish that next Christmas non one would remind what Shoghi Effendi said about Christmas. I wish that the ppl who send out such messages would smile, make shortbread cookies and invite a few Christians over for eggnog and relax.

That would be called “teaching.”

]]> By: Baquia http://bahairants.com/christmas-cheer-82.html/comment-page-1#comment-149 Baquia Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:42:00 +0000 http://bahairants.com/?p=82#comment-149 You don't say? My bad. I'm always a bit disoriented after I use the time machine. I mean, ermm...nothing... you didn't read that. It is a scientific impossibility, everyone knowns that ... I mean, I certainly don't have a compact portable flux-capacitor in my basement, if that's what you're insinuating....[nervous laughter]... Now were we? Oh yes, umm.. Merry Christmas to you too! You don’t say? My bad. I’m always a bit disoriented after I use the time machine. I mean, ermm…nothing… you didn’t read that.

It is a scientific impossibility, everyone knowns that … I mean, I certainly don’t have a compact portable flux-capacitor in my basement, if that’s what you’re insinuating….[nervous laughter]…

Now were we? Oh yes, umm.. Merry Christmas to you too!

]]> By: Baquia http://bahairants.com/christmas-cheer-82.html/comment-page-1#comment-76410 Baquia Thu, 15 Dec 2005 00:42:00 +0000 http://bahairants.com/?p=82#comment-76410 You don't say? My bad. I'm always a bit disoriented after I use the time machine. I mean, ermm...nothing... you didn't read that. It is a scientific impossibility, everyone knowns that ... I mean, I certainly don't have a compact portable flux-capacitor in my basement, if that's what you're insinuating....[nervous laughter]... Now were we? Oh yes, umm.. Merry Christmas to you too! You don’t say? My bad. I’m always a bit disoriented after I use the time machine. I mean, ermm…nothing… you didn’t read that.

It is a scientific impossibility, everyone knowns that … I mean, I certainly don’t have a compact portable flux-capacitor in my basement, if that’s what you’re insinuating….[nervous laughter]…

Now were we? Oh yes, umm.. Merry Christmas to you too!

]]> By: Anna http://bahairants.com/christmas-cheer-82.html/comment-page-1#comment-148 Anna Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:47:00 +0000 http://bahairants.com/?p=82#comment-148 Ah, er...God how do I tell you this? This may be a terrible shock..But...It is Tues, Dec. 14th. Not the 20th, 20th is NEXT Tuesday! Merry Christmas anyway! Ah, er…God how do I tell you this? This may be a terrible shock..But…It is Tues, Dec. 14th. Not the 20th, 20th is NEXT Tuesday!

Merry Christmas anyway!

]]> By: Anna http://bahairants.com/christmas-cheer-82.html/comment-page-1#comment-76409 Anna Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:47:00 +0000 http://bahairants.com/?p=82#comment-76409 Ah, er...God how do I tell you this? This may be a terrible shock..But...It is Tues, Dec. 14th. Not the 20th, 20th is NEXT Tuesday! Merry Christmas anyway! Ah, er…God how do I tell you this? This may be a terrible shock..But…It is Tues, Dec. 14th. Not the 20th, 20th is NEXT Tuesday!

Merry Christmas anyway!

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