BAHAI COMMENT

My country, like many others, has a major problem with bullying. It is listed as one of the top 5 areas of concern amongst schoolchildren...

Are you old enough to remember the 1963 hit song, 'Little Boxes' by Pete Seager, or the 1969 hit "Melting Pot" from Blue Mink? Both songs...

When Baha'u'llah appeared in the world advocating new teachings, these brought the light of unity to shine upon the realms of politics,...

Once upon a time, our world had no borders. Until the mid-19th century, most of the world was just a sprawl of empires, of unclaimed...

The mid-19th century was a time when many people of various beliefs were awaiting a divine messenger. In 1844 there appeared in Persia a...

As a child 'Abdu'l-Baha (b.1844) often played happily with his sister in the mansion of their wealthy family home and it was anticipated...

Did you know that many of your forebears were quite likely killed in a religious war in some place at some time? Conflict often resulted...

Something is very wrong with the wonderful country of Persia that gave us exquisite architecture, illumined poets and extraordinary...

It really aggravates some people that we don't all see things in exactly the same way. But if we're to continue as one peaceful global...

Some things just go in and out of fashion, like bellbottoms, bouffant hair and stiletto heels, (you’ll need to ask a woman over 60). Back...

One day whilst exploring my new neighbourhood, I came across a neighbour toiling in an unkempt vegetable garden. Keen to get to know my...

Ten weeks into writing my new blog I needed to express my thanks to all the new readers this obscure newcomer had attracted, receiving...

’God is dead’ exclaimed German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche as far back as 1882. Today as I write in 2020, God has often become little...

Oh dear; I had only been writing this blog for a short while and within days one of our unidentified genetic 'cousins' was angry with me....

Every December, my fellow Kiwis prepare for another Christmas in N.Z. Our media carry jolly scenes of snowmen, and of reindeer pulling...

What a contentious subject my previous article on the place of Abraham as Father of Nations proved to be! When it was first posted (this...

I had been working on this blog for a while and it supposedly had over 36,000+ unique visitors, which is great if people are actually...

This is my first exercise in writing a blog although I've written a few books. Prior to this, I had never even read a blog. It was my...

Isn't it lovely that genetic science has proven that we are all of the same family? That's really worth celebrating after generations of...

https://www.bahaicomment.com/post/01-one-school-many-teachers-1 My first and most important teacher was my mother to whom I will be...