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| The Final Word Since its inauguration to public worship in December 1986, the Bahai House of Worship has drawn to its portals more than 50 million visitors, making it the most visited edifice in the world |
What are the requirements for a seeker? (a person searching for Truth) Baha'u'llah reveals in The Kitab-i-Iqan (The Book of Certitude) the following.... |
| The Brilliant Proof: by Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáygání Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl Gulpáygání (1844-1914) is known as the greatest scholar the Bahá'í world has yet produced, and his reputation is well deserved. |
"Some Answered Questions" by Abdu'l Baha (servant of God) Answers to many questions such as Life, Death, Trinity, Nonexistence of evil, proof and evidence of the existence of God, true wealth, The Holy Spirit, the greatness of Christ, Adam and Eve, the three stations of Divine Manifestations, Muhammad, The Bab, Resurection, the Return, the Day of Judgement, and many |
| Some very interesting Podcasts on Biblical Prophecy by Joel Smith (podcasts #1-9). Each of the world's major religions contain Messianic prophecies. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, the Zoroastrian religion and even the Native American religions all foretell the coming of a Promised One |
Have a “Super Soul Sunday” with Rainn Wilson Super Bowl Sunday comes just once a year, but Super Soul Sunday is here to stay. “Super Soul Sunday”, a new three-hour programming block on The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), aims to provide programming that nourishes mind, body and spirit. |
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Destroying a Community. Erasing a Memory: For pictures and more on this story. |
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Questions and Answers: Facts and Figures, Beliefs, Practices, Community Life, and Social Action
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Need help memorizing quotes in Ruhi? Give this site a try.... http://www.imemorize.org |
Come visit us at our new location:
680 State Street, Suite 150, Salem OR (corner of State & Cottage St, main entrance on Cottage St.)
Information (503) 362-6645
Email: secretariat@bahaisofsalem.org
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The Salem Bahá’í Community also invites you to the following ongoing community activities below. Additional activities and events can be viewed in the monthly Salem Community Newsletter through the Baha'i Link above.
• Drop by on Mondays and Wednesdays 1:00-4:00 PM for open hours to
talk with members of the community, pray, or check out our lending
library.
• Devotions Monday evenings at 7:15 PM
• Noon Prayers from 12-1 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Potluck, Pray & Play, 4th Saturday each month, 5:00 PM
• Ask us about our choir, a study circle for “Reflections on the Life of the
Spirit”, children’s classes, and junior youth groups.
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Our beloved Baha'i Friends in Iran:
Lives of service: Profiles of seven imprisoned Baha’is 12 February 2009
Their crime? Being obedient to decree of God...
It is permitted that the peoples and kindreds of the world associate with one another with joy and radiance. O People! Consort with the followers of all religions in a spirit of friendliness and fellowship. Thus hath the day-star of His sanction and authority shone forth above the horizon of the decree of God, the Lord of the worlds.
~ Bahá’u’lláh
Further information on the condition of the seven Baha'i Friends (see below):
-The Official Website of the Baha'is of the United States news update:
-Iran Press Watch-Documenting the Persecution of the Baha’i Community in Iran
-Bahá'í World News Service Update- Human Rights in Iran and Egypt:
-Letter from The Universal House of Justice to The World's Religious Leaders, April 2002
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The capsules below include news and/or events in the area as well as a few selected subjects that you might find interesting and quite thought provoking...