Comments on: It’s a little known fact. . . [1] http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html A personal Baha'i blog. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:58:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Baquia http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-55197 Baquia Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:04:28 +0000 http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-55197 Brent, what is your source for the claim that those buildings are owned by the Baha'i Faith? Brent, what is your source for the claim that those buildings are owned by the Baha’i Faith?

]]> By: Dan Jensen http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-55139 Dan Jensen Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:30:28 +0000 http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-55139 Oh yeAHHH. Now I remember. When my brother Dave and I met with the House at the beginning of our stints at the World Centre, I remember I sat down in a chair and Mr. Ruhe kindly asked me to select another chair. I tried to straighten out the hazard tape, but Mr. Mitchell told me not to worry. Dave just shook his head. Oh yeAHHH. Now I remember.

When my brother Dave and I met with the House at the beginning of our stints at the World Centre, I remember I sat down in a chair and Mr. Ruhe kindly asked me to select another chair. I tried to straighten out the hazard tape, but Mr. Mitchell told me not to worry. Dave just shook his head.

]]> By: Baquia http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-55137 Baquia Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:55:26 +0000 http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-55137 The Guardian's offices would be at the seat of the UHJ since he was a member of that institution for life (without having to be elected) and also "head" of the UHJ. Today to honor the spirit of this, there is an empty chair at all UHJ meetings. The Guardian’s offices would be at the seat of the UHJ since he was a member of that institution for life (without having to be elected) and also “head” of the UHJ. Today to honor the spirit of this, there is an empty chair at all UHJ meetings.

]]> By: Dan Jensen http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-55133 Dan Jensen Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:53:18 +0000 http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-55133 Great post, Baquia. Sorry I missed it when it was fresh. Anybody here know where the Guardian's office was to be located? With the Hands? Great post, Baquia. Sorry I missed it when it was fresh. Anybody here know where the Guardian’s office was to be located? With the Hands?

]]> By: Farhan Yazdani http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-53094 Farhan Yazdani Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:53:02 +0000 http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-53094 Joe wrote: "I like to recommend to all the readers of this site to stop reading and posting things of no consequence and just read one book (...) called " the God delusion" by Richards Dawkins." Joe, I bought the book and I am working my way through a very rich reading where line after line, the author is telling us "...dont drink water, it is bad for your health, look at the milions of innocent people dying in floods... " Dawkins is throwing away the baby with the bath water. He is no doubt usefully pulling down many superstitions and making a beautiful analysis of the bath water, but he is obviously not very interested in babies.... Joe wrote:
“I like to recommend to all the readers of this site to stop reading and posting things of no consequence and just read one book (…) called ” the God delusion” by Richards Dawkins.”

Joe, I bought the book and I am working my way through a very rich reading where line after line, the author is telling us “…dont drink water, it is bad for your health, look at the milions of innocent people dying in floods… “

Dawkins is throwing away the baby with the bath water. He is no doubt usefully pulling down many superstitions and making a beautiful analysis of the bath water, but he is obviously not very interested in babies….

]]> By: joe http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-53041 joe Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:58:23 +0000 http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-53041 i just came upon and read your little known facts... i trust that they are in a spirit of affectionate humor... anyway the celebration that you reference in your first factoid appears to be the celebration for the opening of the terraces on Mt Carmel not for completion of the arc, since as you correctly point out... the 5th building has not been built yet... i just came upon and read your little known facts… i trust that they are in a spirit of affectionate humor…
anyway the celebration that you reference in your first factoid appears to be the celebration for the opening of the terraces on Mt Carmel not for completion of the arc, since as you correctly point out… the 5th building has not been built yet…

]]> By: New Baha’i Renovation & Beautification Projects at Baha’i Rants http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-50250 New Baha’i Renovation & Beautification Projects at Baha’i Rants Tue, 13 May 2008 20:09:21 +0000 http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-50250 [...] Since I wrote about the detrimental effect of Haifa’s polluted air, nothing has really changed. In fact I wouldn’t be surprised at all if within our lifetimes the BWC had to undertake a wholesale and complete restoration project to repair the damage it had wrought to the Arc buildings. [...] […] Since I wrote about the detrimental effect of Haifa’s polluted air, nothing has really changed. In fact I wouldn’t be surprised at all if within our lifetimes the BWC had to undertake a wholesale and complete restoration project to repair the damage it had wrought to the Arc buildings. […]

]]> By: Peter http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-31660 Peter Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:47:28 +0000 http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-31660 here is an elegant solution: the UHJ can rent one of the rooms in this (ugly) appartment building and put all their DVDs there - then the Arc would be "completed" (kind of) :-) joe, I heard that Dawkins is seriously disturbed about a dream he recently had - a beautiful Green Goddess adressing him out of the blue sky, saying with a sweet voice (that he can't get out of his head anymore): "Don't worry if you don't believe in God. I, your Goddess, believe in you. Faith is important, Little Richard, For your own peace and spiritual growth. I am here with you all the time, Whether you believe or not." go figure here is an elegant solution:

the UHJ can rent one of the rooms in this (ugly) appartment building
and put all their DVDs there - then the Arc would be “completed”
(kind of) :-)

joe, I heard that Dawkins is seriously disturbed about a dream he recently had - a beautiful Green Goddess adressing him out of the blue sky,
saying with a sweet voice (that he can’t get out of his head anymore):

“Don’t worry if you don’t believe in God.
I, your Goddess, believe in you.
Faith is important, Little Richard,
For your own peace and spiritual growth.
I am here with you all the time,
Whether you believe or not.”

go figure

]]> By: joe http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-31058 joe Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:47:07 +0000 http://bahairants.com/its-a-little-known-fact-1-42.html#comment-31058 I like to recommend to all the readers of this site to stop reading and posting things of no consequence and just read one book. You might not ever come back to it and find yourselves freedom you never had. The book is called " the God delusion" by Richards Dawkins. I like to recommend to all the readers of this site to stop reading and posting things of no consequence and just read one book. You might not ever come back to it and find yourselves freedom you never had. The book is called ” the God delusion” by Richards Dawkins.

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