I first walked Palestine Park in 1953 as a teenager. It’s a soccer-field-sized scale model of the Holy Land, sculpted in 1874 along the southwestern shore of Chautauqua Lake in upstate New York.
Read More »How to Know You’re Getting Older
A lot of people don’t like to talk about aging and particularly the way it ends in death. I view aging as an arc, a beautiful rainbow (sometimes double, if I’m lucky), from horizon to horizon, a full arc across the sky, bringing beauty and hope.
Read More »Ask a Baha’i: How Has Your Faith Changed Over the Years?
The 20th century had a focus on bringing the teachings to and establishing Bahá’í communities in every country and region of the world, which Bahá’ís were quite successful at.
Read More »Climate Change: We Must Tinker Intelligently and Compassionately
The invisible hand operates unencumbered. Earth warms, fueled by greed. The hand ignores environmental and human costs. Earth is not a shareholder.
Read More »America’s Democracy Is Still Growing Up
Although we established the first modern democracy, we’re not at the top. Some nations are improving the model. Certain characteristics, such as low voter participation or polarization, contribute to our current lower ranking. The recent upheavals we’re enduring are growing pains. Efforts are being made to repair our faults, yet opposing efforts undermine our democracy.
Read More »Ask a Baha’i: Should People of Different Faith Marry?
There is no guidance that prevents or advises against a Bahá’í marrying someone of a different religion.
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