Mark Silk talks about religion and politics in the USA, from William Miller to the present, via the Tea Party and the Christian Coalition and the rise of "nones" and more. The time stamp is for the beginning of the historical survey. #theology #religion #churchandstate youtu.be/TkeupA65OIw?...

"According to information obtained by IranWire, at least five Baha’i citizens have been detained in Mashhad, three in Kerman, two in Karaj, three in Isfahan, and one in Yazd." iranwire.com/en/news/1479...

Navid Irani, a #Bahai photographer living in Mashhad, has been arrested by security agents. This is in addition to the 12 Bahais arrested, and 13 summonsed, for supposedly instigating the current unrest. iranpresswatch.org/post/25757/n...

When things are awkward for the government (Qajar, Pahlavi or Islamic) in Iran, blame the Bahais . "a 32-member network of the #Bahai espionage cult who were active in the riots ... 12 main agents were arrested," according to [IRI government channel] Tasnim. www.france24.com/en/asia-paci...

My guide helps readers navigate the Inventory step by step: • How to find works by Baha’u’llah, the Bab, and ‘Abdu’l‑Baha • How to use subject categories and indexes • How to access the translations of Baha'u'llah's works It’s a doorway into the depths of the tradition. #BahaiStudy #AITranslation

What if the universe isn’t indifferent, but alive with meaning that grows as we grow? In my latest post, I explore how Bahá’u’lláh’s writings unfold in relation to the reader’s inner state. Meaning is relational, abundant, and responsive. #Bahai #Philosophy #Spirituality #Reading #Consciousness

Today's featured title: "Millennialism, Millerites, and Prophecy in Bahá’í Discourse," by William P. Collins, Routledge, 2025 www.routledge.com/Millennialis...

📣 TONIGHT: Join us for the first ever, Faith in Democracy Interfaith Concert! 🗓️ January 6th @ 5 PM ET 📺 Livestream: https://ow.ly/mnXv50XSAo2 🎶 Let's reclaim Jan. 6th each year as a day of hope, light and unity while enjoying music from the Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh, Baha'i and Christian faiths.

Alison Marshall's 4-minute "Infusing civilization from within" is on youtube at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=csNb... It draws on Jean-Marc Lepain's scholarship, and is a good example of the "civilizational turn" in #Bahai studies. #theology

Yeganeh Rouhbakhsh, Arezou Sobhaniyan, Shana Shoqifar, Neda Emadi, Neda Badakhsh, Mojgan Shahrezaei, Parastoo Hakim, and Negin Khademi jaled, charged with “propaganda against the Islamic Republic,” “promoting #Baha’i beliefs,” and “cooperating with hostile groups.” www.iranintl.com/en/202512273...

I recommend the whole series of Karen's "cosmic war" discussions. This one tells me quickly about a rather nasty corner of the conspiracy theory swamp, that has started to resonate in the right-wing world of the USA. Ugh. Thank you Karen,

Voilà un bel article, de circonstance en cette période. Les religions bahaïe et babi y sont également mentionnées. Peut-être pourriez-vous le partager avec vos amis chrétiens ? #Bahai #theology #christmas #noel rochanmavaddat.wordpress.com/2022/02/12/y...

Although the prison classification council and the sentence enforcement branch approved the request of six #Bahai women imprisoned in Hamedan to serve their sentences under electronic ankle-monitor supervision, it has been rejected by the provincial appeals court. iranpresswatch.org/post/25730/r...

On Wednesday, 17 December, Mrs Elham Kholas Ardastani, a #Bahai from Isfahan, was summoned to the Intelligence Office of Baharestan County. She was interrogated regarding her husband, Navid Tashakor, who is currently being held in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan. iranpresswatch.org/post/25733/e...

Cases of persecution of Bahais in Iran are running at three times the rate a year ago. Cases include more than 200 raids on homes and businesses, the detention of at least 110 Bahais, court hearings for more than 100, and jail sentences ranging from two to ten years. iranwire.com/en/bahais-of...

David Langness has an article, refuting claims that Bahais are plotting to take over the world. He concludes "religion’s purview, the human heart, should remain apart from the realm of politics and temporal authority. #Baha'u'llah #Bahai #theology bahaiteachings.org/bahais-and-t...

In this article, Nader Saiedi shows that the words “We shall render Thee victorious by Thyself and by Thy Pen” are the seed for the Bahai teachings of the separation of church and state, non-coercion and the full and equal participation of women. #Bahai #theology bahaiteachings.org/four-more-me...

Kambiz Teimouri-Moghaddam, a #Bahai from Gorgan has been arrested by security forces. Officers searched his home and confiscated several personal belongings. His place of business has also been sealed. #Baha'i #FreedomofReligion #iran www.en-hrana.org/kambiz-teimo...

The Call of Justice: Ukraine’s Survival and the Lesser Peace Baha’u’llah’s vision of the Lesser Peace—global collective security—is on trial, and the verdict is ours to determine. Not the dream of disarmament, but the duty of justice. #Bahai #Justice #LesserPeace #StandWithUkraine #PeaceForUkraine

Nahid Behruzi, a 63-year-old Baha'i, sentenced to 3 years in prison and 10 years of deprivation of social rights, along with the confiscation of religious books and other personal belongings. She was charged with “deviant educational or propaganda activity." #Bahai iranwire.com/en/bahais-of...

Pariya Marandiz, a #Bahai resident of Tehran, was detained on Saturday, November 22, and transferred to Evin Prison to serve her two-year sentence. Details in the link hengaw.net/en/news/2025...

turn the sound on, and listen up! The #Bahai principles are exciting again ! www.bahaiblog.net/music/hip-ho...

Parsa Soroushian and Rouzbeh Naseri, residents of Karaj, join Naghmeh Mirza-Agha, Mahin Saadatmand, Mahshid Sefidi, Samar Masoudi, and Naser Rajab in jail. iranwire.com/en/bahais-of... #Bahai #freedomofreligion #Iran

Peter Hulme has a lightbulb moment worth reading: "art is not just a meaningful but subordinate domain to science and religion – it is of equal importance. We need all three if we are to mobilise all parts of our brain ....." #Bahai #aesthetics phulme.wordpress.com/2025/11/22/t...

Naisaan Nadimi has a collection of recorded Bahai talks, some from years ago. He has enhanced the audio quality -- a great service podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #Bahai #theology

Hi, I’m God. At a bare minimum, you should all be able to agree that pedophilia, secret police and nonstop shootings are bad. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!

An interesting insight into the internal migrations of Iranian Bahais, from Semnan province and from Yazd, meeting on the social margins in Gonbad-e Kavus -- and what happened there after 1979 www.brownpundits.com/2025/11/02/t... #bahai #theology #history #subaltern

"Ellie Omidvari, an Iranian women’s rights activist, drew a poignant comparison: “Their bride is in a palace, our bride is buried under the ground,” referencing the many young women killed during the protests..." #Bahai #Iran #hypocricy-cracy (rule of the hypocrites) evrimagaci.org/gpt/iran-fac...

Mohammad Bagher Mohammadi ... accused Baha'is of operating “intelligence and espionage networks for the Zionist regime.” etc., yada yada #Bahai #Iran #MullaBaloney iranwire.com/en/bahais-of...

"the Bahá’í Gardens in Acre will reopen to the public this Sunday, " [They] ...were closed to non-Bahá’ís in April 2023 [when] the city demanded millions ... in property taxes, arguing the site should be classified primarily as a tourist attraction ...." #Bahai www.ynetnews.com/travel/artic...

It's getting better - although other groups resist change. Quote: "Like many religions around the world, the Church of Norway ... had long marginalised LGBTQ+ people, refusing to allow them to become pastors or to marry in church. .." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... #bahai #theology

The prison sentence of Maryam Zabihi, a Baha’i citizen residing in Qaemshahr, has been reduced by the Mazandaran Province Court of Appeals to three months and one day. She had initially been sentenced to ten months in prison. #Bahai #Iran #FreedomOfReligion www.en-hrana.org/appeals-cour...

Sonia Toudi’i was detained at her home in Babol on Sunday, October 12, 2025. During the arrest, security forces searched her residence and confiscated several personal belongings. #bahai #iran #FreedomOfReligion hengaw.net/en/news/2025...

Guardian article on a Spanish town prospering through immigration www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... "The steady supply of labour had helped turn the town into an agricultural heavyweight ... a rich tapestry of residents whose roots trace back to 32 countries." #immigration #communitarianism

Carol Ann Duffy has written a poem ... "How it glitters and shines, The Grand Service, among the rocks and the rubble, laid out on a breezeblock horseshoe table, six crystal glasses per setting." #gaza Can a Brit explain why the table is of/like a breezeblock? www.theguardian.com/books/2025/s...

Urmia, Shiraz, Kerman, Isfahan, Hamadan, Tehran, .. "In its latest annual report, Human Rights Watch described the systematic suppression and denial of basic rights to Baha’is as a crime against humanity." #bahai iranwire.com/en/bahais-of...

This letter has details of the breaches of legal rights and procedure in the trial - which was essentially for heresy. #bahai #qatar #freedomofreligion www.ibanet.org/Qatar-IBAHRI...

La naissance et l'enfance de Shoghi Effendi: Par Violetta Zein #Bahai #theology www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Mj...

Deux nouveaux articles à lire, concernant l'aspect intellectuel de la vie bahaïe. Gratuit. FARZAM ARBAB La vie intellectuelle ... et PIERRE-YVES MOCQUAIS Un défi lancé à la communauté bahá’íe: Quelques commentaires .. Vol. 35 No. 3 (2025) #Bahai #theology journal.bahaistudies.ca/online/issue...

This video by Nay Grant is a thoughtful approach to the rupture of history that is/was "modernity," the time when we realised that our children's future would not look at all like our present, and we wondered where it was going. #bahai #theology #modernity www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFha...

A court in Tehran's Evin prison heard charges of “propaganda against the regime,” “propaganda in support of Israel” and “insulting sacred beliefs” against Baha’i actress Paria Marandiz, on Saturday. She was released on bail #Bahai #ReligiousFreedom #Iran #Religion jinhaagency.com/en/actual/ba...

Iranian authorities are misusing Article 49 of the Iranian Constitution— meant to recover property gained by illicit means—to seize the property, freeze bank accounts, and block routine transactions of Bahais. The money goes to the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei #bahai www.bic.org/news/confisc...

Qatar’s Supreme Judiciary Council sentenced Remy Rowhani, 71, to five years in prison for social media posts that “cast doubt on the foundations of the Islamic religion.” #bahai #FreedomOfReligion #Freedom #BahaiFaith apnews.com/article/baha...

It's great to see the Bahai Faith presented in the media with clear distancing from the old idea of a Bahai theocracy coming one day. Sheila Flood keeps it short and covers the essentials. #Bahai #theology www.timescolonist.com/blogs/spirit...

Karen Effie gives a very basic "this is Bahai," in words entirely her own. She asks, "how do we remain good and faithful Christians, if we are not expecting the end of days? We are just building God’s kingdom, here on earth, for ever." #Bahai #Theology #Religion www.kareneffie.com/p/the-end-of...

This video explains Shoghi Effendi's ban on Bahais engaging in politics, and Abdu'l-Baha's statement that we must take part in elections and the affairs of the republic, by starting with the root principle: "Render unto Caesar," youtu.be/lT8RjykvqeA #bahai #theology

Alison at "Cosmic Conversations." "... it is necessary to prioritise the inner work ... A good society is a society made up of good individuals, ... Religion can only be applied by spiritually healthy people. .." #bahai #theology alisonelizabethmarshall.com/projecting-o...

I am looking at 1918-1920, when Shoghi Effendi was in Haifa, after his studies in Beirut and before his studies in Oxford. What was he hearing, translating and writing about church & state in that period? Did his ideas change? #bahai #theology senmcglinn.wordpress.com/2025/07/13/s...

Should Bahais participate in social media debates? Alison Marshal frames this in a larger picture: reality forces us to make choices, and by our choices we manifest the attributes of God. We cannot off-load our responsibility onto others. #Bahai #theology www.youtube.com/watch?v=awPS...

recommended for #Bahai readers, mainly: a short bio from Alison Marshall that makes a point that goes beyond a "bio." "... being a follower of Baha’u’llah is for me... being surrounded by a cosmic and luminous creation, of infinite worlds, ... " alisonelizabethmarshall.com/an-interesti...