Dervish

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Friday, May 9th, 2008 Posted in Jumbalaya | No Comments »

It's taken me a while to appreciate there are many good things I can honour from my Baha'i upbringing. My parents taught me to believe in God; that racism was ... Read more..

How to get on the House of Justice (if you haven’t got ovaries)

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 Posted in Jumbalaya | 13 Comments »

If I'd have played my cards right, I could be assistant to the Pope today. Okay, that was a bit tongue in cheek. The Baha'is have elected their peak governing ... Read more..

US Baha’is try to sue …. other US Baha’is

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Jumbalaya | No Comments »

Baquia posts on how the US NSA (that's the head honchos for most of the Baha'is in the States) lost trying to sue Orthodox Baha'is (tiny alternative denomination of Baha'is ... Read more..

Not just numberless planes of proximity!

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

This afternoon whilst I was making my prayers, a thought struck me that there is a fundamental difference between Islam and the Baha'i religion, in their theologies of the afterlife.I ... Read more..

Brave New World

Sunday, December 30th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Brave New World was a very short-lived project (three and a half issues) between myself and another author back in 2000.  It didn't last very long as I moved on ... Read more..

Leaving a New Religious Movement

Thursday, December 27th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 13 Comments »

Buying the halal lamb and chickens was a really good idea because it meant I felt really comfortable eating at mum's house on Christmas day.  Not a haram piece of ... Read more..

Good money after bad: Baha’i building projects

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | 13 Comments »

Ibn `Abbas said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 'I have not been commanded to build lofty mosques.'" (Abu Dawud, 448)"A time ... Read more..