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Residents in a section of Sterling, Va., have a new neighbor: the Northern Virginia Baha’i Center, at the corner of Route 7 and Cardinal Glen Circle.
Jason “Oak” Ritchie: I grew up a Jehovah’s Witness
Columbia, S.C. Baha’i since 1999 ‘I wanted to see the world change for the better, to do good in this world’ I grew up a Jehovah’s Witness, but when I was around 11 I started asking questions that made my family uneasy. By the time I reached my teens, I had become an atheist and [...]
John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie, who became a Baha’i in 1968, would have been 90 on Oct. 21, 2007. He was at the forefront not only of the bebop jazz phenomenon, the most vital music of its age, but of a jazz generation that included Thelonious Monk, Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald.
What if they held an election without candidates? Without the requisite hand-shaking and baby-kissing, debates or campaign promises. Without even a personal discussion of whom to vote for.
The Baha’i House of Worship Choir began this season with its schedule of singing on the first three Sundays of the month and at special events such as memorial services and holy day observances.
Recognized for enhancing the environment and enriching the public’s quality of life, the Baha’i House of Worship recently was named one of 150 Illinois Great Places by the American Institute of Architects.
When "staying connected" means nothing more than being able to get on the Internet, personal relationships suffer. Depression, anxiety and other problems take hold, studies show, especially in kids and teens who don’t have healthy, face-to-face relationships.
You don’t have to be a kid to enjoy the interview with film and television star Rainn Wilson in the current issue of Brilliant Star, the multi-award-winning children’s magazine published by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States.
Visitors to the Baha’i House of Worship for the North American Continent in Wilmette, Ill., are attracted not only to its peace and serenity, but to its beauty, both inside and out.
NBC Nightly News kicks off ‘Faith in America’ series with Baha’i interview