Clearwater Baha'is

Sponsored by the Baha'i's of Clearwater, FL https://clearwaterbahais.org SESSION TWO: Excessive reliance on religious leaders for guidance, investigation rather than imitation. Islam at the Crossroads can be purchased from the following: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Islam-at-Crossroads-Lameh-Fananapazir/dp/0853985987/ This is the US website. The softcover and kindle editions are available from Amazon in all countries. George Ronald: http://www.grbooks.com/george-ronald-publisher-books/other-faiths/islam-at-the-crossroads-1432734615 US Baha'i Distribution Service: https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Islam-at-the-Crossroads-P8107.aspx Australia Baha'i Distribution Service: https://bahaibooks.com.au/products/islam-at-the-crossroads?_pos=1&_sid=c3263df73&_ss=r Baha'i Books UK: https://www.bahaibooks.org.uk/PBSCProduct.asp?ItmID=18028161 Speaker Biography: Dr. Lameh Fananapazir was born in Iran and spent his youth in Africa. He is a graduate of Edinburgh Medical School. He trained in Cardiology and further specialized in Electrophysiology at Duke Medical Center. He worked for 15 years as a research scientist at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland studying causes of sudden death in athletes and those with inherited heart conditions. He has published more than 500 scientific papers and has given many presentations at national and international conferences. He spent two and a half years as Director of Health Services at the Bahá’í World Centre in Haifa, Israel. He currently resides in Cumberland, Maryland where for 11 years he was in practice as a cardiologist and electrophysiologist. Dr. Fananapazir is a Bahá’í who has had a lifelong interest in the study of religion and its impact on the world. He is the author of “Islam at the Crossroads”; which was published in 2015 and examines current issues facing Islam and their potential solutions. He has also recently authored ‘A Companion to the Study of Epistle to the Son of the Wolf.

The Prophet Daniel foretold the coming of Jesus as “the Messiah, the Prince,” and Daniel specified a period of time for it to occur, in what is called a Time Prophecy. Daniel has many other prophecies that foretell the coming of a great Redeemer whose titles will include “the Ancient of Days” and “Michael the Great Prince”. These Time Prophecies all resolve and line up at 1844 AD, the year the Bahá’í Faith began. Is this mere coincidence, or is it the long-awaited fulfillment of the divine promises!? “Behold! I stand at the door and knock. Whoso heareth my voice, and openeth the door, I will enter his heart, and I will dine with him, and he will dine with me.” Revelation 3:20.

This Sunday, June 7th at 11 am Eastern time, join Rainn Wilson Live for an online “Dialogue on Race Unity and World Peace.” Yes, that Rainn Wilson, the actor is known best for his role as Dwight Schrute on the “Office.” However, most people do not know that Rainn supports 10 charities, 18 causes, and has compiled to date, roughly 29 articles and 4 videos specifically related to these noble acts! This Sunday, June 7th at 11 am Eastern he will lead a discussion that will focuson spiritual solutions that will help bind people together in a united world. Focusing on ways to defeat this enemy that “has bitten into the fiber, and attacked the whole social structure of American society.”* Rainn’s guests will include Ms. Bahji Varner, a Baha’i and middle school teacher who serves on the Community Engagement Committee for the National Race Amity Institute, and Mr. William Varner, an international pioneer to Zambia and Canada, Facilitator of workshops on diversity and overcoming racism. Co-founder of an interactive theater group addressing social ills, and the founder and CEO of The Ever Advancing Center for Human Development, Inc. Rainn will also welcome Monique Stevens a teacher, mother, and public speaker who has been involved for decades in activities promoting the principals of racial equality and the oneness of mankind. Join the discussion this Sunday morning June 7th at 11 am Eastern time. We know that what we are experiencing today is nothing new. We have been experiencing racism on the North American continent long before becoming a Nation. “Racism, one of the most baneful and persistent evils, is a major barrier to peace. Its practice perpetrates too outrageous a violation of the dignity of human beings to be countenanced under any pretext. Racism retards the unfoldment of the boundless potentialities of its victims, corrupts its perpetrators, and blights human progress. Recognition of the oneness of mankind, implemented by appropriate legal measures, must be universally upheld if this problem is to be overcome.” (Promise of World Peace) We invite you to not miss out on this powerful conversation dedicated to the oneness of humanity. Use this link to join in live on Zoom or Youtube “Spiritual Dialogue on Racial Unity and World Peace.” presented by the Baha’is of Clearwater, Florida. * The Advent of Divine Justice, pp. 33-34.

Sponsored by the Baha'i's of Clearwater, FL https://clearwaterbahais.org SESSION ONE: An Introduction to Islam at the Crossroads. Islam at the Crossroads can be purchased from the following: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Islam-at-Crossroads-Lameh-Fananapazir/dp/0853985987/ This is the US website. The softcover and kindle editions are available from Amazon in all countries. George Ronald: http://www.grbooks.com/george-ronald-publisher-books/other-faiths/islam-at-the-crossroads-1432734615 US Baha'i Distribution Service: https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Islam-at-the-Crossroads-P8107.aspx Australia Baha'i Distribution Service: https://bahaibooks.com.au/products/islam-at-the-crossroads?_pos=1&_sid=c3263df73&_ss=r Baha'i Books UK: https://www.bahaibooks.org.uk/PBSCProduct.asp?ItmID=18028161 Speaker Biography: Dr. Lameh Fananapazir was born in Iran and spent his youth in Africa. He is a graduate of Edinburgh Medical School. He trained in Cardiology and further specialized in Electrophysiology at Duke Medical Center. He worked for 15 years as a research scientist at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland studying causes of sudden death in athletes and those with inherited heart conditions. He has published more than 500 scientific papers and has given many presentations at national and international conferences. He spent two and a half years as Director of Health Services at the Bahá’í World Centre in Haifa, Israel. He currently resides in Cumberland, Maryland where for 11 years he was in practice as a cardiologist and electrophysiologist. Dr. Fananapazir is a Bahá’í who has had a lifelong interest in the study of religion and its impact on the world. He is the author of “Islam at the Crossroads”; which was published in 2015 and examines current issues facing Islam and their potential solutions. He has also recently authored ‘A Companion to the Study of Epistle to the Son of the Wolf.

In the first paragraphs of The Promised Day is Come, Shoghi Effendi quotes passages from Bahá’u’lláh about how the Lesser Peace will not come about until humanity has experienced world engulfing tribulation, though the Writings never explain exactly that calamity will be. The present pandemic demonstrates how such an unexpected transformative event could occur and how quickly the circumstances of the nations and people of the world could suddenly become changed. A quick review of the stages in the path towards the Lesser Peace as described by the Guardian can help us understand what process we must go through to achieve a global polity and the stages that will lead from that secular governance to the establishment of the Golden Age of the World Order of Bahá’u’lláh.

This video is about Biblical Time Prophecies - The Promised One, Part 7 For more information, please visit: https://clearwaterbahais.org/speaker-biography/will-promised-one-come.html Speaker Biography: Dr. George Via, JD, Esq., has been a trial attorney with two Public Defender’s Offices for most of his 30 years as a Florida attorney, helping poor people as they struggle against the unyielding influences of institutionalized racism and inherent bias. If nothing else, he has learned how to investigate matters, uncover hidden things, and present convincing arguments. He is often amazed at how frequently people will overlook obvious truths, and then proceed along the path of error as if it were the truth. For the past 5 years, George and his lovely wife Farideh have run The Baha’i Library of Jupiter on the first floor of their home in Abacoa, Florida. He has written one book, “Globalization and the Teachings of Bahá’u’lláh for the New World Order”, and compiled another titled, “A More Authentic Rendering of James Rodwell’s Translation of the Holy Qur’án” which intersperses authentic translations of passages from the Qur’án found in Bahá’í Scriptures, and interactively links the Bahá’í passages which quote the Qur’an as an enhanced and comprehensive study tool.

This video is about Biblical Time Prophecies - The Promised One, Part 6 For more information, please visit: https://clearwaterbahais.org/blogs/will-promised-one-come.html Speaker Biography: Dr. George Via, JD, Esq., has been a trial attorney with two Public Defender’s Offices for most of his 30 years as a Florida attorney, helping poor people as they struggle against the unyielding influences of institutionalized racism and inherent bias. If nothing else, he has learned how to investigate matters, uncover hidden things, and present convincing arguments. He is often amazed at how frequently people will overlook obvious truths, and then proceed along the path of error as if it were the truth. For the past 5 years, George and his lovely wife Farideh have run The Baha’i Library of Jupiter on the first floor of their home in Abacoa, Florida. He has written one book, “Globalization and the Teachings of Bahá’u’lláh for the New World Order”, and compiled another titled, “A More Authentic Rendering of James Rodwell’s Translation of the Holy Qur’án” which intersperses authentic translations of passages from the Qur’án found in Bahá’í Scriptures, and interactively links the Bahá’í passages which quote the Qur’an as an enhanced and comprehensive study tool.

This video is about Biblical Time Prophecies - The Promised One, Part 5 For more information, please visit: https://clearwaterbahais.org/blogs/will-promised-one-come.html Speaker Biography: Dr. George Via, JD, Esq., has been a trial attorney with two Public Defender’s Offices for most of his 30 years as a Florida attorney, helping poor people as they struggle against the unyielding influences of institutionalized racism and inherent bias. If nothing else, he has learned how to investigate matters, uncover hidden things, and present convincing arguments. He is often amazed at how frequently people will overlook obvious truths, and then proceed along the path of error as if it were the truth. For the past 5 years, George and his lovely wife Farideh have run The Baha’i Library of Jupiter on the first floor of their home in Abacoa, Florida. He has written one book, “Globalization and the Teachings of Bahá’u’lláh for the New World Order”, and compiled another titled, “A More Authentic Rendering of James Rodwell’s Translation of the Holy Qur’án” which intersperses authentic translations of passages from the Qur’án found in Bahá’í Scriptures, and interactively links the Bahá’í passages which quote the Qur’an as an enhanced and comprehensive study tool.

This video is about Biblical Time Prophecies - The Promised One, Part 3 For more information, please visit: https://clearwaterbahais.org/blogs/will-promised-one-come.html Speaker Biography: Dr. George Via, JD, Esq., has been a trial attorney with two Public Defender’s Offices for most of his 30 years as a Florida attorney, helping poor people as they struggle against the unyielding influences of institutionalized racism and inherent bias. If nothing else, he has learned how to investigate matters, uncover hidden things, and present convincing arguments. He is often amazed at how frequently people will overlook obvious truths, and then proceed along the path of error as if it were the truth. For the past 5 years, George and his lovely wife Farideh have run The Baha’i Library of Jupiter on the first floor of their home in Abacoa, Florida. He has written one book, “Globalization and the Teachings of Bahá’u’lláh for the New World Order”, and compiled another titled, “A More Authentic Rendering of James Rodwell’s Translation of the Holy Qur’án” which intersperses authentic translations of passages from the Qur’án found in Bahá’í Scriptures, and interactively links the Bahá’í passages which quote the Qur’an as an enhanced and comprehensive study tool.

This video is about Biblical Time Prophecies - The Promised One, Part 4 For more information, please visit: https://clearwaterbahais.org/blogs/will-promised-one-come.html Speaker Biography: Dr. George Via, JD, Esq., has been a trial attorney with two Public Defender’s Offices for most of his 30 years as a Florida attorney, helping poor people as they struggle against the unyielding influences of institutionalized racism and inherent bias. If nothing else, he has learned how to investigate matters, uncover hidden things, and present convincing arguments. He is often amazed at how frequently people will overlook obvious truths, and then proceed along the path of error as if it were the truth. For the past 5 years, George and his lovely wife Farideh have run The Baha’i Library of Jupiter on the first floor of their home in Abacoa, Florida. He has written one book, “Globalization and the Teachings of Bahá’u’lláh for the New World Order”, and compiled another titled, “A More Authentic Rendering of James Rodwell’s Translation of the Holy Qur’án” which intersperses authentic translations of passages from the Qur’án found in Bahá’í Scriptures, and interactively links the Bahá’í passages which quote the Qur’an as an enhanced and comprehensive study tool.

This video is about Biblical Time Prophecies - The Promised One, Part 1 For more information, please visit: https://clearwaterbahais.org/blogs/will-promised-one-come.html Speaker Biography: Dr. George Via, JD, Esq., has been a trial attorney with two Public Defender’s Offices for most of his 30 years as a Florida attorney, helping poor people as they struggle against the unyielding influences of institutionalized racism and inherent bias. If nothing else, he has learned how to investigate matters, uncover hidden things, and present convincing arguments. He is often amazed at how frequently people will overlook obvious truths, and then proceed along the path of error as if it were the truth. For the past 5 years, George and his lovely wife Farideh have run The Baha’i Library of Jupiter on the first floor of their home in Abacoa, Florida. He has written one book, “Globalization and the Teachings of Bahá’u’lláh for the New World Order”, and compiled another titled, “A More Authentic Rendering of James Rodwell’s Translation of the Holy Qur’án” which intersperses authentic translations of passages from the Qur’án found in Bahá’í Scriptures, and interactively links the Bahá’í passages which quote the Qur’an as an enhanced and comprehensive study tool.

Biblical Time Prophecies The Promised One, Part 2 presented by George Via, Esq.

Mr. Anthony Ballard has been involved in the field of communications for nearly four decades. After spending 10 years as a speech-language pathologist, he was chosen to join the faculty of Saint Petersburg College as a professor of speech communication. After having taught courses that centered on public speaking for 10 years, Mr. Ballard saw a need for a course in interpersonal communication at the college. He was then appointed to spearhead the creation of the curriculum for interpersonal communication. He has continued to teach in both the fields of public speaking and interpersonal communication.

Payam Naghdi is a software engineer and entrepreneur that has worked on a number of successful projects within the gaming, healthcare, and retail sectors. One of these projects includes creating a number one hit sports game called Dunkers 2 for mobile which hit 3 million downloads worldwide and top spot in the sports category internationally. On the other side, Payam is a dedicated Baha'i who has given interviews, talks, and presentations on a number of Baha'i topics and their implications within today's society. This includes deepening on Islamic topics, core principles in action, presentations to schools, and different groups, and deepening on core Baha'i Writings.

In this video Mr. Gilbert Hakim discusses with our audience the following topics: Mathematics & Logic Minimalism Creation of an objective universal language ( Binary Language) Computers and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Efficient cause Role of Revelation (Efficient Cause) in Ethics Development

Dr. Bayat discusses his educational training, as well as a brief introduction to his work, and his relationship to his faith, "the Baha'i Faith."

A Perspective from the Baha’i Writings, In this second continuing presentation, Dr. Ghasem Bayat discusses, the concept of God and His Unity will be introduced as a model for the Unity of His Creation, and in particular Mankind. So the Unity of humankind, in all its diversity, is derived from this unique theological perspective. Additionally, the Baha’i Writings states the purpose of mankind’s creation to be God’s love for man, and so man has been given the capacity to reciprocate this love. The creation in this sense is more about man’s spirit that is destined to communicate with the Lord and return to Him after the demise of its body. Associated with the necessity with this love is man’s Freedom and Free Will. And these two theological perspectives are the source of man’s unity, equality, and freedom. We will see that many of the principal teachings of the Baha’i Faith, such as the need for education, material and spiritual, acquisition of human virtues such as love and compassion, care for others, the spirit of service, elimination of all forms of prejudices, equality of men and women, avoidance from all forms of aggression, world peace, elimination of extremes of wealth and poverty, the need for cooperation, etc., are all directly derived from these theological perspectives.

Freedom and Liberty, A Perspective from the Baha’i Writings Abstract: In this presentation, the concept of God and His Unity will be introduced as a model for the Unity of His Creation, and in particular Mankind. So the Unity of humankind, in all its diversity, is derived from this unique theological perspective. Additionally, the Baha’i Writings states the purpose of mankind’s creation to be God’s love for man, and so man has been given the capacity to reciprocate this love. The creation in this sense is more about man’s spirit that is destined to communicate with the Lord and return to Him after the demise of its body. Associated with the necessity with this love is man’s Freedom and Free Will. And these two theological perspectives are the source of man’s unity, equality, and freedom. We will see that many of the principal teachings of the Baha’i Faith, such as the need for education, material and spiritual, acquisition of human virtues such as love and compassion, care for others, the spirit of service, elimination of all forms of prejudices, equality of men and women, avoidance from all forms of aggression, world peace, elimination of extremes of wealth and poverty, the need for cooperation, etc., are all directly derived from these theological perspectives.

Discovery of Reality: In this 1-hour presentation by Mr. Gilbert Hakim, he discusses with our audience the case for a Creator and why only spiritual teachings progress humanity and civilization forward. What is Reality? We discuss what is the Language of Reality, what is the use of Physics and Mathematics to discover reality, and what exactly is Causality & Logic. Mr. Hakim briefly explains Minimalism's definition of "Whole Reality." He also touches upon the concept of an Ever-Advancing Civilization, Who Created the Universe? and what is the Primal Cause? What is Intercession, if there is a Creator? Does a Creator influence Physical Reality? How, and when does the Creator guide His Intelligent Life, His Creation? (Progressive Revelation) What is the meaning & purpose of religion? Many more subjects will be included in these weekly discussions, be sure to press the subscribe button, and like this video so that we know what to produce more of in the future.