Archive for March, 2008

Arts Festival “Gift of the Spirit”

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

The second annual “Gift of the Spirit” arts festival is slated for Saturday, May 31st, 2008. As was the case last year, the festival will take place at the Corvallis Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave. Corvallis, OR 97330, starting at 11:00 AM. Those wishing to submit entries for the festival (visual arts, songs, […]

Iranian Bahá’í School Children

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

In April 2007, the Bahá’í International Community reported that Baha’i students in primary and secondary schools throughout Iran were being increasingly harassed, vilified, and held up to abuse because of their Faith. Many incidents of mistreatment were reported at the time, and it appears that these incidents have been escalating in recent months.
Bahá’í school […]

Bahá’í fast “essentially a period of medidation and prayer”

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

LOS ANGELES, CA
26 February 2008 (BWNS)
Baha’is around the world will arise for prayers before sunup on March 2 as they begin their yearly fasting period - “an annual renewal of faith,” says Emerson Boergadine, a young photographer in Los Angeles.
“It’s an invigoration, an annual cleansing,” he said of the fast, which is a special […]

Bahá’ís Launch Growth Program

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

PHILOMATH, OR
January 26, 2008
What happens when a community wants to bring the teachings of the Bahá’í Faith to an entire town? The Baha’is in Benton County, Oregon found out. Over the past 9 days, about 40 dedicated souls (30 of whom reside in the county) knocked on just about every door in Philomath […]