<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880</id><updated>2012-02-16T11:08:43.737-08:00</updated><category term='In honor of Black History Month'/><title type='text'>Bahai's of Minneapolis</title><subtitle type='html'>An online newsletter to let interested persons know about activities of the Bahai community in Minneapolis, Minnesota.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>41</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-2775868890013444794</id><published>2011-02-12T10:37:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-12T10:38:57.905-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='In honor of Black History Month'/><title type='text'>Lift Every Voice and Sing</title><content type='html'>&lt;iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MyS3HPInHtI?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" width="425"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-2775868890013444794?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/2775868890013444794'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/2775868890013444794'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2011/02/lift-every-voice-and-sing.html' title='Lift Every Voice and Sing'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://img.youtube.com/vi/MyS3HPInHtI/default.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-151987382921676189</id><published>2011-01-08T14:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-08T14:42:29.187-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="center"&gt;We support this event.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The 6th Annual Interfaith Youth Day of Service&lt;br /&gt;February 21, 2011&lt;br /&gt;9 am - 4 pm at Blake School Upper School&lt;br /&gt;(511 Kenwood Parkway; Minneapolis, MN 5403)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;A day of social justice projects and workshops for leadership in a multi-faith, multi-cultural world, a day led by youth, for youth. Youth in 7through 12th grade are invited to participate. The youth will spend their time "reflecting and acting of values of service."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a registration period from January 1st through February 11th.&lt;br /&gt;And more information can be found at &lt;a href="http://www.spacc.org/interfaith"&gt;www.spacc.org/interfaith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And a person can always contact Meghan Paul-Cook for more information (&lt;a href="mailto:mpaul-cook@spacc.org"&gt;mpaul-cook@spacc.org&lt;/a&gt; or 651-789-3852)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-151987382921676189?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/151987382921676189'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/151987382921676189'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2011/01/we-support-this-event.html' title=''/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-4531673398113106478</id><published>2010-12-11T14:34:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-11T15:16:49.839-08:00</updated><title type='text'>SUNDAY DEVOTIONAL CANCELLED on DEC 12</title><content type='html'>SUNDAY DEVOTIONAL CANCELLED on DEC 12&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Due to the weather conditions, tomorrow's 10am Sunday devotional and other afternoon activities are cancelled.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-4531673398113106478?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/4531673398113106478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/4531673398113106478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2010/12/sunday-devotional-cancelled-on-dec-12.html' title='SUNDAY DEVOTIONAL CANCELLED on DEC 12'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-1131504199180913024</id><published>2010-11-07T07:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-07T07:09:36.535-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="center"&gt;Youth Against Race, Class, and Place Disparities Contest&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hrusa.org/thisismyhome/project/video_conest_new_version.mov"&gt; See Contest Promo Video!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;DEADLINE: Monday, November 22, 2010 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The University of Minnesota Human Rights Center is pleased to announce a Youth Against Race, Class, and Place Disparities Video Contest for students in grades 8-12 in the Twin Cities.  The contest aims to educate the public and encourage dialogue and action to eliminate race, class, and place disparities in Minnesota. Each contestant will be asked to produce a short film focusing on an issue related to these disparities.  The film should frame the problem in clear terms and offer  possible solutions.  It can be done in the form of a public service announcement, music video, comedy sketch, or other short video format.  If students are engaged in current, past, or proposed projects aimed at eliminating race, class, and place disparities, they are encouraged to highlight these initiatives in their videos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Submissions can be made by either an individual or a team, and the videos must be no longer than 2 minutes. Submissions should be sent on disks to University of Minnesota Human Rights Center, 229 19th Avenue, N-120, Minneapolis, MN 55455, or via e-mail to home@umn.edu.&lt;br /&gt;All entries must be accompanied by 1) Contest Entry Form; 2) Consent and Video Release Form.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first prize winner will receive a digital video camera and a cash prize of $100.Additionalwinners will receive digital video cameras&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hrusa.org/thisismyhome/project/documents/Contestad_001.pdf"&gt;Download Flyer &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Contest Forms and Guidelines:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hrusa.org/thisismyhome/project/documents/Guidelines.doc"&gt;Contest Guidelines &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hrusa.org/thisismyhome/project/documents/entryform.doc"&gt;Contest Entry Form&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hrusa.org/thisismyhome/project/documents/CONSENTANDRELEASEFORM2010.doc"&gt;Consent and Release From &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.hrusa.org/thisismyhome/project/documents/finalparentguidelines.doc"&gt;Parent/Guardian Guidelines &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All contestants are encouraged to view the Close the Gap documentary series at&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mnchannel.org/partners/closethegap/index.php"&gt;www.mnchannel.org/partners/closethegap/index.php&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;br /&gt;review surveys and activities from the&lt;br /&gt;Close the Gap Educator Guide at&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://hrusa.org/closethegap/educator/index.php/law-file.ad.umn.edu/law-home$/staff/jorda274/My%20Documents/My%20Videos"&gt;www.hrusa.org/closethegap/educator/index.php&lt;/a&gt;, and&lt;br /&gt;explore the MN Compass website at&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mncompass.org/"&gt;www.mncompass.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;to familiarize themselves with local disparities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Contestants are also encouraged to find efforts and successful practices aimed at closing the gap between different communities.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-1131504199180913024?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/1131504199180913024'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/1131504199180913024'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2010/11/youth-against-race-class-and-place.html' title=''/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-8914732586664252838</id><published>2010-06-03T19:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-03T19:41:15.427-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Irish President makes historic visit to Baha'i Centre</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Dublin, Ireland 28 May 2010 (BWNS)&lt;/strong&gt; — The President of the Republic of Ireland, Mary McAleese, has praised the universality of the Baha'i teachings and the contribution its members make to the life of their nation.&lt;br /&gt;"You are marked out as people with values that are worth observing, worth learning from, worth looking at, worth imitating and so never be in any doubt of the value you are every single day in this world," President McAleese told a gathering of some 60 Baha'is during her first ever visit to the national Baha'i Centre in the Irish capital.&lt;br /&gt;Full story and pictures: &lt;a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://news.bahai.org/story/774"&gt;http://news.bahai.org/story/774&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-8914732586664252838?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/8914732586664252838'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/8914732586664252838'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2010/06/irish-president-makes-historic-visit-to.html' title='Irish President makes historic visit to Baha&apos;i Centre'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-6782396946787850950</id><published>2010-06-02T20:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-02T20:23:57.455-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Kevin Locke nominated for Independent Music Award</title><content type='html'>We are excited to share that Kevin Locke, fellow Baha’i and world-renowned performer and educator, has been recognized once again for his newest album, &lt;em&gt;Earth Gift&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Earth Gift&lt;/em&gt; has been nominated by the 9th annual &lt;strong&gt;Independent Music Awards&lt;/strong&gt; (IMA) for &lt;strong&gt;Best World Traditional Album&lt;/strong&gt;. The IMA’s &lt;strong&gt;Vox Pop&lt;/strong&gt; (Voice of the People)vote determines who will be the public's choice for Best World Traditional Album. Five stars is the highest support you can give.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kevin's life work is sharing an understanding of the oneness of humanity through his music, dance, and storytelling. We thank you for your support of Kevin in the past, and invite you to consider voting for him on this occasion. Visit &lt;a href="http://www.kevinlocke.com/indyaward.html" target="_blank"&gt;www.kevinlocke.com/indyaward.html&lt;/a&gt; to cast your vote.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To learn more about recent recordings and awards, visit Kevin’s web site, &lt;a href="http://www.kevinlocke.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.kevinlocke.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To receive regular updates on concert tours and discounts on CDs and concerts, join Kevin’s Circle of Friends at &lt;a href="http://www.kevinlocke.com/circleoffriends/index.html" target="_blank"&gt;www.kevinlocke.com/circleoffriends/index.html&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-6782396946787850950?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/6782396946787850950'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/6782396946787850950'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2010/06/kevin-locke-nominated-for-independent.html' title='Kevin Locke nominated for Independent Music Award'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-7538423516380518001</id><published>2010-05-30T13:12:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-30T13:13:38.186-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Baha’i Commentary on G8 Religious Leaders’ Statement</title><content type='html'>Winnipeg, Manitoba, 27 May 2010 (CBNS) — Winnipeg will host more than 80 religious leaders from around the world from June 21 to 23. This will be the fifth G8 Religious Leaders Summit, this year to include representatives from Africa, Asia and Latin America as well as G8 and G20 countries. The purpose of the meeting is to collaborate on a unified message from religious communities to government leaders attending the G8/G20 meetings in Huntsville and Toronto from June 25 to 28.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The University of Winnipeg is the site for this year’s event, generously provided by the University and its President, Dr. Lloyd Axworthy, former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Over the past months, Baha’i representatives have been active members of the Steering Committee, the Statement Writing Committee and the local organizing committee in Winnipeg. There will be an official Baha’i delegate among the religious leaders and Baha’i representatives attending as international observers from France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The statement under consideration by the Religious Leaders has been drafted and is available at &lt;a style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" href="http://www.faithchallengeg8.com/"&gt;http://www.faithchallengeg8.com/&lt;/a&gt; along with commentaries from 16 religious communities and organizations, including one from the Baha’i Community of Canada.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-7538423516380518001?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/7538423516380518001'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/7538423516380518001'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2010/05/bahai-commentary-on-g8-religious.html' title='Baha’i Commentary on G8 Religious Leaders’ Statement'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-3806556770220670050</id><published>2010-04-14T16:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-14T16:27:56.209-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Happy Ridvan!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Check the calendar for celebration dates and times.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From an article on &lt;a href="http://www.bahai.us/"&gt;www.bahai.us&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From April 21 to May 2, Baha'is observe the &lt;a href="http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/KA/ka-124.html.iso8859-1?query=ridvan&amp;amp;action=highlight#pg213" target="_blank"&gt;Festival of Ridvan&lt;/a&gt;. This most holy day commemorates the anniversary of Baha'u'llah's declaration in 1863 that He was the Promised One of all earlier religions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Baha'u'llah's declaration that He was "Him Whom God shall make manifest" and a Manifestation of God marks the &lt;a href="http://www.bahai.us/Q-A/#began" target="_blank"&gt;beginning of the Baha'i Faith&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ridvan (Rizwahn) was a bittersweet time, as Baha'u'llah was soon to be exiled to Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey). This was the latest in His &lt;a href="http://www.bahaullah.com/bahaullah-exile.html" target="_blank"&gt;series of exiles&lt;/a&gt; by the Persian government, which considered Him to be a heretic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Baha'u'llah spent 12 days in a garden in Baghdad visiting with His followers. His followers named the garden Ridvan, which means "Paradise" or "good pleasure" in Arabic. The &lt;a href="http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/se/GPB/gpb-10.html.iso8859-1?query=exactcircumstances&amp;amp;action=highlight#gr6" target="_blank"&gt;exact circumstances&lt;/a&gt; of the Declaration are not known. According to &lt;a href="http://info.bahai.org/guardian-of-the-bahai-faith.html" target="_blank"&gt;Shoghi Effendi,&lt;/a&gt; Guardian of the Faith: “The fragmentary description left to posterity by His chronicler Nabil is one of the very few authentic records we possess of the memorable days He spent in that garden. “Every day,” Nabil has related, “ere the hour of dawn, the gardeners would pick the roses which lined the four avenues of the garden, and would pile them in the center of the floor of His blessed tent. So great would be the heap that when His companions gathered to drink their morning tea in His presence, they would be unable to see each other across it. All these roses Baha’u’llah would, with His own hands, entrust to those whom He dismissed from His presence every morning to be delivered, on His behalf, to His Arab and Persian friends in the city.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Baha'u'llah called Ridvan the Most Great Festival and the King of Festivals. He said:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Call ye to mind, O people, the bounty which God hath conferred upon you. Ye were sunk in slumber, and lo! He aroused you by the reviving breezes of His Revelation, and made known unto you His manifest and undeviating Path.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When He entered the garden, Baha'u'llah proclaimed the Festival of Ridvan and made three announcements:&lt;br /&gt;- He forbade His followers to fight to advance or defend the Faith (religious war had been permitted under past religions).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- He declared there would not be another prophet for another 1,000 years.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- He proclaimed that all the names of God were inherent in all things at that moment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Baha'is suspend work on the holiest days of Ridvan-the first (April 21), ninth (April 29) and twelfth (May 2). These mark the day of Baha'u'llah's arrival in the garden, the arrival of His family and the group's departure for Constantinople.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Throughout Ridvan, Baha'is gather for devotions and attend social gatherings.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-3806556770220670050?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/3806556770220670050'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/3806556770220670050'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2010/04/happy-ridvan.html' title='Happy Ridvan!!'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-2977369723645469428</id><published>2010-04-11T10:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-11T10:33:10.437-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Court date for Iranian Baha'i leaders is 12 April</title><content type='html'>See more information at &lt;a href="http://news.bahai.org/"&gt;http://news.bahai.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-2977369723645469428?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/2977369723645469428'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/2977369723645469428'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2010/04/court-date-for-iranian-bahai-leaders-is.html' title='Court date for Iranian Baha&apos;i leaders is 12 April'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-1553939071616408964</id><published>2010-03-21T14:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-03-21T14:58:42.386-07:00</updated><title type='text'>New Members of UHJ</title><content type='html'>&lt;div id="maincontent" class="span-18 prepend-1 clearfix clear"&gt;      &lt;div class="storytitle"&gt;    &lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Two new members elected to Universal House of Justice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;    &lt;span class="date"&gt;20 March 2010&lt;/span&gt;   &lt;/div&gt;          &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="dateline_city"&gt;HAIFA, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="dateline_country"&gt;Israel — &lt;/span&gt;The Universal House of Justice has announced the results of a by-election for two of its nine members.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The new members are Stephen Birkland and Stephen Hall, elected in balloting in which members of national Baha'i governing bodies around the world serve as electors. The voting was done by mail, and results were conveyed today to all Baha'i National Spiritual Assemblies.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Universal House of Justice is the head of the Baha'i Faith. Its permanent seat is at the Baha'i World Centre in Haifa, and all members reside here for the duration of their service.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The regular election of the nine members of the House of Justice occurs every five years at an international convention, held in Haifa. The most recent election was in 2008.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The by-election was necessary to fill two vacancies created when the House of Justice approved the request of two members, Mr. Hooper Dunbar and Dr. Peter Khan, to relinquish their positions owing to their advanced age and the heavy burden of work involved in membership.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-1553939071616408964?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/1553939071616408964'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/1553939071616408964'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2010/03/new-members-of-uhj.html' title='New Members of UHJ'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-7019363300506119871</id><published>2010-01-30T09:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-30T09:31:11.926-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Special Devotional</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Sunday, February 7th, 7:pm&lt;br /&gt;Bahai Center of Minneapolis&lt;br /&gt;3644 Chicago Avenue South&lt;br /&gt;Minneapolis, MN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;This program will be dedicated to seven Iranian Bahai leaders who have been imprisoned in Tehran for nearly two years on false charges stemming from their membership in the Bahai Faith, founded in Iran in 1844. The next scheduled session of the trial will take place on February 7, 2010. The Bahai Faith is the largest non-Muslim religious minority in Iran and more than 2oo Bahais have been executed by Iranian authorities since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. To learn more about the Bahais in Iran, please visit: &lt;a href="http://iran.bahai.us."&gt;http://iran.bahai.us.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-7019363300506119871?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/7019363300506119871'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/7019363300506119871'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2010/01/special-devotional.html' title='A Special Devotional'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-9186754208208778222</id><published>2009-11-28T06:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-28T06:50:52.092-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Special Devotional</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="gmail_quote"&gt;  Dear friends,&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;I would like to invite you all to  a memorial devotional meeting on Saturday, December 19&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; at 6 PM at  the Baha’i Centre.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The purpose of this devotional is  twofold:&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;First, is to pray for the  progress of the soul of our loved ones who have passed to the next world and  second, if we wish, to make a contribution in their names to the Minneapolis  Bahá’í Fund for the repair of our lovely Centre.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;“The progress of man’s  spirit in the divine world, after the severance of its connection with the body  of dust, is through the bounty and grace of the Lord alone, or through the  intercession and sincere prayers of other human souls,, or through the charities  and important good works which are performed in its name..”&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;                                                                                                             &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;       &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Abdu’l-Baha&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Light refreshments will be served.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;Please mark your  calendars.&lt;span&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;A reminder will be sent out closer to the date of  event.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;Loving regards,&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;Afagh&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-9186754208208778222?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/9186754208208778222'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/9186754208208778222'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/11/special-devotional.html' title='A Special Devotional'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-1119383633258663277</id><published>2009-11-12T23:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-12T23:47:49.167-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Consider becoming an Organ Donor</title><content type='html'>The second weekend in November is designated as National Donor Sabbath, a time highlighting the spiritual value of organ and tissue donation in communities of faith.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A new television show called Three Rivers focuses on issues of donation and transplantation. Alex O’Loughlin, one of the stars of the show, spoke about one encounter he observed researching his role by shadowing a transplant surgeon. “I sat and watched him talk to [the patient]. “ O’Loughlin remarked . " He said, ‘What would you do if I could give you another five years of life?,’ and she said, ‘Take walks. Go to the lake. I'd tend to my vegetable garden. I'd have dinner with my kids.’ This was a person like you and like me, and all of us who just want to live life and be with the people they love and do the things that bring them joy.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Baha’i Faith has no prohibition against donating or receiving organs. The Universal House of Justice, the international administrative body of the Baha’i Faith, has stated “We have not come across anything specific in the Writings on transplants of hearts and other organs or regarding the time of death, and the Universal House of Justice does not wish to make any statements on these points at this time." (Compilations, Lights of Guidance, p. 290)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Further Shoghi Effendi , Baha’u’llah’s great grandson and leader of the Baha’i Faith 1922-1957,  responded “There is nothing in the teachings which would forbid a Bahá'í to bequeath his eyes to another person or for a Hospital; on the contrary it seems a noble thing to do.” (letter dated September 6th 1946, Compilations, The Compilation of Compilations vol. I, p. 481)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Acts of justice, love and compassion define what it means to be a person of faith. Every human life is precious and is part of the human community that bestows and protects the life of its members. When life is understood to be a gift, we can give it to others through organ and tissue donation. By becoming an organ donor, one person can benefit the lives of eight other people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To become an organ donor in Minnesota, You can sign up to extend the gift of life by joining Donate Life Minnesota (www.donatelifemn.org), an online organ and tissue donor Registry. You can also mark your intentions on your driver's license or state ID card. Both options are legal authorization for donation and will ensure that your wish is fulfilled. Talk with your family about your decision so they can be prepared to support and honor your wishes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;By the righteousness of the Lord! Ye were created to show love one to another… Take pride not in love for yourselves but in love for your fellow-creatures (Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 138)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-1119383633258663277?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/1119383633258663277'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/1119383633258663277'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/11/consider-becoming-organ-donor.html' title='Consider becoming an Organ Donor'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-1751317048970227289</id><published>2009-11-12T19:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-12T19:18:04.649-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Kevin Locke wins Record of the Year</title><content type='html'>We are very happy to share with you that fellow Baha'i  Kevin  Locke  won the 2009 Record of the Year for his latest recording, &lt;a href="http://www.kevinlocke.com/kevin/earthgift.html" target="_blank"&gt;Earth Gift&lt;/a&gt;, at the 11th Annual Native American Music Awards, the music industry's largest organization for Native American music initiatives and expression.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you for your support of Kevin and his music. This recognition will allow a greater opportunity to share the universal message of the oneness of humanity. As Kevin says, Earth Gift has sounds that don't tie things to a specific culture, tribe, or ethnicity. It takes people into an area that transcends cultural specificity; a place of universal appeal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To learn more about &lt;a href="http://www.kevinlocke.com/kevin/earthgift.html" target="_blank"&gt;Earth Gift&lt;/a&gt;, which Native People's magazine calls "..an album of rare beauty, with traditional Lakota thunder, eagle vision and animal songs, visit &lt;a href="http://www.kevinlocke.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.kevinlocke.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-1751317048970227289?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/1751317048970227289'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/1751317048970227289'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/11/kevin-locke-wins-record-of-year.html' title='Kevin Locke wins Record of the Year'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-3452011653318146277</id><published>2009-11-05T05:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-05T05:39:19.989-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Birth of Baha'u'llah : Celebrating the great Festival, check calendar of events for details</title><content type='html'>&lt;h1 id="message_view_subject"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;h1 id="message_view_subject"&gt; &lt;/h1&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-3452011653318146277?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/3452011653318146277'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/3452011653318146277'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/11/birth-of-bahaullah-celebrating-great.html' title='The Birth of Baha&apos;u&apos;llah : Celebrating the great Festival, check calendar of events for details'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-2100007235490742586</id><published>2009-10-26T10:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-26T10:46:06.694-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Holy Days in November</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Birth of Baha’u’llah (Nov. 12)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Day of the Covenant (Nov. 26)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Nov 28)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic;"&gt;See Calendar of Events for Details&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-2100007235490742586?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/2100007235490742586'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/2100007235490742586'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/10/holy-days-in-november.html' title='Holy Days in November'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-8863097673141165557</id><published>2009-10-07T17:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T17:52:42.196-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Celebrate the Birth of the Bab</title><content type='html'>Check Calendar of Events for details.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-8863097673141165557?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/8863097673141165557'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/8863097673141165557'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/10/celebrate-birth-of-bab.html' title='Celebrate the Birth of the Bab'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-5963350222596330587</id><published>2009-07-29T20:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-29T20:17:37.274-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Summer newsletter</title><content type='html'>Newsletter stories about the Baha'i Faith can be found at &lt;a href="http://www.bahai.us"&gt;www.bahai.us&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bahai.us/Trial_date_set"&gt;Jailed Baha'i Leaders to go on trial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bahai.us/Prayer_for_America_music_video"&gt;Americans celebrate July 4th&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bahai.us/choral_concert_multimedia"&gt;2009 Choral Music Festival&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-5963350222596330587?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/5963350222596330587'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/5963350222596330587'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/07/summer-newsletter.html' title='Summer newsletter'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-2365087827282989453</id><published>2009-06-30T16:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-30T16:12:20.628-07:00</updated><title type='text'>New York Times article about Baha'is from Iran</title><content type='html'>Here's an interesting article about Baha'is from Iran.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/27/us/27religion.html?_r=1"&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/27/us/27religion.html?_r=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-2365087827282989453?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/2365087827282989453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/2365087827282989453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-york-times-article-about-bahais.html' title='New York Times article about Baha&apos;is from Iran'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-866412378704991963</id><published>2009-05-13T14:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-13T14:31:20.953-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Prayers for Iranian Baha'is.</title><content type='html'>PRAYER MEETING FOR THE BAHA'IS IN IRAN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There will be a prayer meeting for the "Well-Being of the Baha'is in Iran who are being systematically persecuted and unjustly imprisoned."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TIME: Thursday, May 28, noon to 1pm&lt;br /&gt;PLACE: St. Paul Area Council of Churches, 1671 Summit Avenue, St. Paul (two blocks west of Snelling on Summit)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-866412378704991963?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/866412378704991963'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/866412378704991963'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/05/prayers-for-iranian-bahais.html' title='Prayers for Iranian Baha&apos;is.'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-6458942817203718580</id><published>2009-05-01T08:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-01T08:30:18.040-07:00</updated><title type='text'>TRY THIS ONE OUT . . .</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"&gt;www.bahaitoolbar.com/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The Bahá’í Toolbar for Internet Explorer and Firefox provides fast and easy access to key Bahá’í resources on the Internet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Bahá’í Toolbar provides:&lt;br /&gt; • One-click access to official Bahá’í web sites and resources&lt;br /&gt; • One-click access to key learning and education web sites&lt;br /&gt; • One-click access to official Bahá’í news sources&lt;br /&gt; • One-click search at Google, the Bahá’í Reference Library, and more&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-6458942817203718580?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/6458942817203718580'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/6458942817203718580'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/05/try-this-one-out.html' title='TRY THIS ONE OUT . . .'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-3744523736461796060</id><published>2009-04-26T19:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-26T19:36:45.130-07:00</updated><title type='text'>April newsletter</title><content type='html'>News stories for the new national Baha'i newsletter can be found at &lt;a href="http://www.bahai.us/"&gt;http://www.bahai.us/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bahai.us/2009-convention-begins2009 "&gt;Bahai Convention begins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bahai.us/why-bahai-kelly-park "&gt;Why Bahai?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bahai.us/Dan-Seals"&gt;Dan Seals passes &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bahai.us/Earth-Day-2009"&gt;Northern Michigan Baha'is help plant trees for Earth Day &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-3744523736461796060?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/3744523736461796060'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/3744523736461796060'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/04/april-newsletter.html' title='April newsletter'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-5944957481597079523</id><published>2009-04-09T18:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-09T18:32:50.243-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Baha'i Encyclopedia Project news</title><content type='html'>The Bahá’í Encyclopedia Project achieves a major milestone today, April 9, 2009, with the launching of a website featuring a gradually expanding selection of articles for the study of the Bahá’í Faith: &lt;a style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: rgb(30,102,174); LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" href="http://www.bahai-encyclopedia-project.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" send="true"&gt;http://www.bahai-encyclopedia-project.org/&lt;/a&gt;. The articles cover a range of topics in the categories of history, biography, teachings and laws, administration and institutions. All the articles bring together information from a variety of sources, many of which can be found only in research libraries and archives. The historical and biographical entries, in particular, include much material that has never been published or has not been available until now in English. Every attempt has been made, within the limits of available resources, to present the articles in an attractive and user-friendly format and to make it possible to update and improve them over time.&lt;br /&gt;Excitement over this achievement is tempered, however, by the circumstances in which it takes place. Since the inception of the Encyclopedia Project in 1984, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States has provided unfailing encouragement and financial support. In late 2008, however, cost considerations resulting from the world economic crisis led the National Assembly to seek ways to reorganize the project in order to maintain momentum in its online publishing while reducing expenditures. The Encyclopedia Editorial Board was released from service, and the Encyclopedia Project's two-person staff was immediately halved. After a period of several months spent on preparations for launching the website, the coordinating editor's tenure as a full-time staff member also ended. The project is currently being restructured on the basis of volunteer service and earmarked contributions to support part-time editorial work and website maintenance and development, as resources permit.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-5944957481597079523?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/5944957481597079523'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/5944957481597079523'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/04/bahai-encyclopedia-project-achieves.html' title='Baha&apos;i Encyclopedia Project news'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-3785455817070025903</id><published>2009-03-09T16:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-09T16:46:51.030-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Serious Side of Dwight Schrute</title><content type='html'>Oprah Winfrey recently had a conversation with Rainn Wilson, actor on the show "The Office", on her radio show.  You can get to it on &lt;a href="http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahradio/oss/20090309_oradio_oss_rwilson"&gt;http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahradio/oss/20090309_oradio_oss_rwilson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rainn also has a web site to discuss spirituality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.soulpancake.com/"&gt;http://www.soulpancake.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-3785455817070025903?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/3785455817070025903'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/3785455817070025903'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/03/serious-side-of-dwight-schrute.html' title='The Serious Side of Dwight Schrute'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-2103207302751336870</id><published>2009-03-04T21:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-04T21:13:43.392-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Responding to the Apology.</title><content type='html'>The Baha'i International Community acknowledges the letter of apology mentioned in yesterday's post. Here's the story.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.bahai.org/story/697"&gt;http://news.bahai.org/story/697&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-2103207302751336870?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/2103207302751336870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/2103207302751336870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/03/bahai-international-community.html' title='Responding to the Apology.'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-1486273094738732987</id><published>2009-03-03T16:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-03T16:04:41.277-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Letter of Apology</title><content type='html'>We've learned from the Baha'is of St. Paul that there is a letter of apology written to the Baha'i community by a group of academics, writers, artists, journalists and Iranian activists throughout the world.  Here is the link to the website.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.iranian.com/main/2009/feb/we-are-ashamed" send="true"&gt;http://www.iranian.com/main/2009/feb/we-are-ashamed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-1486273094738732987?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/1486273094738732987'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/1486273094738732987'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/03/letter-of-apology.html' title='Letter of Apology'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-4653520702675953015</id><published>2009-02-22T16:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-22T16:10:41.311-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Faith Can Heal</title><content type='html'>There is a front page article in Time magazine, Feb. 23, 2009, pgs. 62-72 entitled &lt;strong&gt;"How Faith Can Heal."&lt;/strong&gt;  &lt;em&gt;"Science and religion argue all the time, but they increasingly agree on one thing, a little spirituality may be very good for your health." You may be very surprised at some of their findings."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-4653520702675953015?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/4653520702675953015'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/4653520702675953015'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/02/faith-can-heal.html' title='Faith Can Heal'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-1920674188624843437</id><published>2009-02-17T20:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-17T20:09:55.020-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Rainn Wilson discusses danger to Iranian Baha'is</title><content type='html'>Seven Baha'is are to be put on trial in Iran in that country's continuing persecution of that religious minority.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Details can be found at &lt;a href="http://iran.bahai.us/"&gt;http://iran.bahai.us&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rainn Wilson, a well known comedian and Baha'i has commented on the situation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/17/wilson.faith/index.html"&gt;http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/17/wilson.faith/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-1920674188624843437?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/1920674188624843437'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/1920674188624843437'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/02/rainn-wilson-discusses-danger-to.html' title='Rainn Wilson discusses danger to Iranian Baha&apos;is'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-354724575405913833</id><published>2009-02-16T20:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-16T21:02:13.487-08:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>One of our local community members is performing in &lt;em&gt;Conference of the Birds&lt;/em&gt; by the Pangea World Theatre. He says "Some members of the community may remember that this production was put on several years ago. I don't want to tell you too much about the plot, but if you have read The Seven Valleys, the show will make it alive for you."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See &lt;a href="http://www.pangeaworldtheater.org/"&gt;http://www.pangeaworldtheater.org&lt;/a&gt; for ticket information.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conference of the Birds&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;March 12, 2009–March 29, 2009, Thursdays-Sundays 7:30 PM&lt;br /&gt;Avalon Theater (home of In the Heart of the Beast)&lt;br /&gt;1500 E Lake St – Minneapolis&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adapted by Meena Natarajan&lt;br /&gt;Directed by Dipankar Mukherjee&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Conference of The Birds metaphorically maps out the journey of the human spirit in its quest for truth. In this classic tale, the birds of the world are gathered together by their leader, the hoopoe, and told of a legendary King. Inspired by the hoopoe’s tales, the birds take flight on a pilgrimage to find their celebrated King, but the dangers and hardships encountered on the journey cause many in the flock to abandon their search. In the end, the small number that survive realize they have completed a spiritual trek to self-discovery…. The King they sought was within themselves all along.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Featuring Heidi Berg, Beverly Cottman, Sonal Agarwal Gerten, Katie Herron, Masanari Kawahara, Kaori Kenmotsu, Alberto Panelli, Gregory Singfield, Harry Waters Jr., and Kevin Whitby.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Post-performance discussions following all Friday and Saturday shows.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-354724575405913833?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/354724575405913833'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/354724575405913833'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/02/one-of-our-local-community-members-is.html' title=''/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-4867455982221128782</id><published>2009-01-22T20:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-22T20:35:01.039-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Better than Ocean</title><content type='html'>Most technically saavy Baha'is are familiar with the tool called Ocean which is a searchable library of Holy Writings from all the major religions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There's another new tool that has advantages over Ocean.  See &lt;a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://bahairesearch.com/" target="_blank"&gt;http://BahaiResearch.com&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-4867455982221128782?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/4867455982221128782'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/4867455982221128782'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/01/better-than-ocean.html' title='Better than Ocean'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-8819013885657404478</id><published>2009-01-21T19:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-21T19:11:08.789-08:00</updated><title type='text'>January eNewsletter</title><content type='html'>The January national eNewsletter has been sent out.  Although the nice format can't be put on this blog, the articles are available on the national web site &lt;a href="http://www.bahai.us/"&gt;www.bahai.us&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Articles are:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102419314646&amp;amp;e=001Y84j_unCtOWWi_czLCo9KF06XUcMLY1psMH8Iveio5uBz08hiyifb5eGJPyahHD7jLS-YCxWgt5IK_5ytPDDxTA1Ue1nftgw1klJsjMqC6Pd467JPkOUVA==" target="_blank" shape="rect"&gt;Baha'is have long history of honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102419314646&amp;amp;e=001Y84j_unCtOWI_9jyePuVPaoaH_ynv88iCDs7ewBzcMDFIMc7V2wQpv9-kTJIxvmtu9ecJZ91KfaTsriRTxVvBXkfujdiQa4jQR5uVbMqsPJoXfMy5NvJFj42WembXOGp3RttCFBr1-XPEqvbpg0V7ZsfIkhcEyOy" target="_blank" shape="rect"&gt;World Religion Day celebrates unity among diversity of faiths&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102419314646&amp;amp;e=001Y84j_unCtOVaudJmRRPUUVVn2y-HzJwp3PTwnJMahayFyDgRP-tB2w7qD3lqs6G77ntkV_aeGBExXhrg2n0Ie4hh6m5ZPYCLMcSBjTjR6uO_O0PzyeZzLhZd-vHYQM4V" target="_blank" shape="rect"&gt;Six Baha'is arrested in Iran&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102419314646&amp;amp;e=001Y84j_unCtOW3T_t7poy4vgcS6wQIHKTvSo62Yf-NByZomw-ZBB9BYxxL_lHoLIDhAxdo-36ahlC0Y96dzBz03EP-1o2ZRRJ6QyJrHhWbCB4=" target="_blank" shape="rect"&gt;Ooch -- "the yo-yo guy"&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102419314646&amp;amp;e=001Y84j_unCtOWftDnq_vLrvks27QIBrhQ0wdGzHbJ4RaSPX4VeNE8KUz7uXYEMt3W9eLgnyzMXl6TPu2IIzbT8tJnA-Lun8G8YGVFpyJm0UwvsxexMxO9xmg==" target="_blank" shape="rect"&gt;Preteens potent with potentiality&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102419314646&amp;amp;e=001Y84j_unCtOVCuGxEPiQk-iswY5jKalruEwL80zme9mnpY68cAd7YBxDgIW1_exkBIvij-XqS9IivTnyZXvHgaKVAccQHaNYLd8IBccR50jP40x7th6IQHbJGiBToLf04" target="_blank" shape="rect"&gt;Film festival brings it all together&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-8819013885657404478?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/8819013885657404478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/8819013885657404478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2009/01/january-enewsletter.html' title='January eNewsletter'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-6104712145409568238</id><published>2008-12-02T20:54:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-02T20:54:50.795-08:00</updated><title type='text'>More Registration Information</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#0000ff;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:180%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Dear Friends,&lt;br /&gt;The Registration Area for the Regional Conference for the Central States will be open from 5 to 10 PM Friday evening, and again at 7:30 AM &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1228279861_1"&gt;Saturday morning&lt;/span&gt;, at the Renaissance Schaumberg &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1228279861_2"&gt;Convention Center&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Please plan to check in and obtain a name tag prior to the start of the program at 9:00 AM Saturday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Approximately 20% of those who pre-registered for the conference did not provide an email address, so we are unable reach them in time.  Please share this information with other friends who have pre-registered and may not have provided an email address.  Your assistance is greatly appreciated.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-6104712145409568238?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/6104712145409568238'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/6104712145409568238'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2008/12/more-registration-information.html' title='More Registration Information'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-3670075935298039790</id><published>2008-12-01T19:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-01T19:48:28.985-08:00</updated><title type='text'>REGISTRATION RE-OPENED</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;big&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;Additional space at the Schaumburg Regional Conference has been secured, and as a result there are 500 additional spaces&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;(which may very well fill up quickly).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;If you still need to register, go to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" rel="nofollow" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" target="_blank" href="http://www.usbnc.org/"&gt;&lt;span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1228189501_2"&gt;www.usbnc.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;, type in your Baha'i ID and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;last name, and then click on the box toward the top of the page titled "Regional Conferences Called By the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1228189501_3"&gt;Universal House&lt;br /&gt;of Justice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;." This will take you to the registration page.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;span class="moz-smiley-s1"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;pre&gt;    &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-3670075935298039790?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/3670075935298039790'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/3670075935298039790'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2008/12/registration-re-opened.html' title='REGISTRATION RE-OPENED'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-7254714512624047006</id><published>2008-11-30T18:04:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-30T18:06:04.796-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Registration Closed for Chicago Conference</title><content type='html'>Check the Events/Activities page for details . . .&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-7254714512624047006?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/7254714512624047006'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/7254714512624047006'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2008/11/registration-closed-for-chicago.html' title='Registration Closed for Chicago Conference'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-203994128160274432</id><published>2008-11-03T08:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-03T09:01:37.674-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Red Grammar Coming to Minnesota</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;font-size:130%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1225731128_1"&gt;Red Grammer&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;at the Page Theatre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Winona, MN &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 at 6:30pm.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt; Red is a Grammy-nominated singer/song writer for kids of all ages&lt;br /&gt;that playfully reconnect us with the best in ourselves.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Red Grammer's glorious voice, award-winning song writing and thoughtful commitment to the best in all of us endear him to parents and educators everywhere. But ultimately it is his irrepressible sense of play and genuine love and respect for children that make his songs of oneness &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.redgrammer.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=85"&gt;&lt;span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1225731128_2"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;so beloved by kids all across the globe."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.redgrammer.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=85"&gt;&lt;span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1225731128_2"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;Please join us in Winona for what is sure to be a wonderful concert!  Details of the event or to order tickets at: &lt;a href="http://www.pagetheatre.org/page.html"&gt;www.pagetheatre.org/page.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.pagetheatre.org/page.html"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-203994128160274432?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/203994128160274432'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/203994128160274432'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2008/11/red-grammar-coming-to-minnesota.html' title='Red Grammar Coming to Minnesota'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-9162437973880459966</id><published>2008-11-02T12:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-02T13:01:18.987-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Regional Conferences</title><content type='html'>Be sure to go to usbnbc.org for information about the upcoming Regional Conferences.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-9162437973880459966?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/9162437973880459966'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/9162437973880459966'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2008/11/regional-conferences.html' title='Regional Conferences'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-6577998606611153540</id><published>2008-11-02T12:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-02T12:49:26.662-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Center is Wired</title><content type='html'>The Minneapolis Bahai Center is now wired for internet access. Contact Eric Slagle for access information.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-6577998606611153540?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/6577998606611153540'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/6577998606611153540'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2008/11/center-is-wired.html' title='The Center is Wired'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-3056429284796680904</id><published>2008-10-27T11:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-27T11:18:47.709-07:00</updated><title type='text'>EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR RELIGIOUS PLURALISM</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1225131289_6"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Author of "&lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1225131289_7"&gt;Acts of Faith&lt;/span&gt;: The Story of an American  Muslim, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation," Dr. Eboo Patel is one of the  world's leading voices on religious pluralism and youth.  On &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Wednesday, &lt;span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1225131289_8"&gt;November 5&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, at the Interfaith  Youth Summit, he will discuss the critical need to empower young people to  deepen their commitment to their own religious traditions while discovering  shared values across different traditions through active engagement and  service.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;What:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Interfaith  Youth Summit and Blake School's annual Diversity  Symposium&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;When/Where:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;  Wednesday, November 5, 2008&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;             &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;1-5pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; – Training for interfaith  action, with remarks from Dr. &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1225131289_9"&gt;Eboo&lt;/span&gt; Patel&lt;br /&gt;(Blake School, &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1225131289_10"&gt;511 Kenwood Parkway, Minneapolis&lt;/span&gt;)*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;             &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;7-9pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; – Public dialogue with Dr.  Eboo Patel&lt;br /&gt;(Hennepin Ave  &lt;span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1225131289_11"&gt;United Methodist Church&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1225131289_12"&gt;511 Groveland Ave, Minneapolis&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Who:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;   Presented by the &lt;span style="border-bottom: medium none; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1225131289_13"&gt;Saint Paul Area Council&lt;/span&gt; of Churches, Blake School, and partners&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;"&gt;Youth, college  students, youth advisors, religious and civic leaders and  others&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; are invited to participate in this day of dialogue  and planning for interfaith action, which has two parts: an afternoon of  training, followed by an evening of dialogue.  Attend one or both  events.  * &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;Pre-registration is required for  the training&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; and encouraged for the evening dialogue, as space is  limited.  One week left to register!  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.spacc.org/INTERFAITH"&gt;&lt;span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1225131289_14"&gt;www.SPACC.org/INTERFAITH&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for more  info, to download a poster or newsletter/bulleting insert, or to register by  October 29&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR INTERFAITH YOUTH  ACTION!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Have an idea for an interfaith program or project with  young people?  The Saint Paul Area Council of Churches in partnership with  Search Institute, Interfaith Youth Core, and &lt;span style="border-bottom: medium none; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1225131289_15"&gt;Learn and Serve America&lt;/span&gt; is offering  mini-grants for &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;up to $1500&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; to  support youth-led interfaith service-learning projects.  Projects must  engage young people (ages 5-17) of at least two different religious backgrounds,  demonstrate significant &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1225131289_16"&gt;youth leadership&lt;/span&gt; and voice in planning and implementing  the project or program, meet genuine community needs, and facilitate dialogue  and understanding among people of various faiths.  For more information or  to submit a proposal, contact Meghan at &lt;a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:mpaul-cook@spacc.org" target="_blank" href="http://mc591.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mpaul-cook@spacc.org"&gt;&lt;span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1225131289_17"&gt;mpaul-cook@spacc.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or  &lt;span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(0, 102, 204); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1225131289_18"&gt;651-789-3852&lt;/span&gt;.  &lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Deadline to apply:  &lt;span style="border-bottom: medium none; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1225131289_19"&gt;November 21&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Bring a team to the Interfaith Youth Summit and  start working on your plans for a mini-grant project proposal!  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-3056429284796680904?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/3056429284796680904'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/3056429284796680904'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2008/10/empowering-young-people-for-religious.html' title='EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR RELIGIOUS PLURALISM'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-5068212996340218206</id><published>2008-10-18T12:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-18T13:18:05.589-07:00</updated><title type='text'>CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH OF THE BAB</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;October 19  -  7:30 PM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Baha'i Center of Minneapolis&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What a treat !!!&lt;br /&gt;This beautiful evening will include&lt;br /&gt;a talk by Bill Harley&lt;br /&gt;and music by Peter Olver.&lt;br /&gt;Jerry Blue will be our storyteller&lt;br /&gt;A Children's Program will be a part of the celebration.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please tell your friends about this wonderful evening&lt;br /&gt;and plan to come with them.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-5068212996340218206?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/5068212996340218206'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/5068212996340218206'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2008/10/celebration-of-birth-of-bab.html' title='CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH OF THE BAB'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-7197664242250049357</id><published>2008-04-27T14:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-18T13:17:05.695-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Gleanings Devotionals Coninue</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" &gt;Sunday Gleanings Devotional &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;All are invited to participate in the study of Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah. The "Gleanings" devotionals are held on the first and third Sundays of each month at 10:am (unless otherwise announced). Attendees have said how much they are enjoying the Sunday morning discussions. Please come and bring a friend.&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-7197664242250049357?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/7197664242250049357'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/7197664242250049357'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2008/04/sunday-gleanings-devotional-expanded.html' title='Gleanings Devotionals Coninue'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6165134111050074880.post-2230887233519306675</id><published>2008-03-31T14:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-04-05T15:28:23.755-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How to contact the Local Spiritual Assembly</title><content type='html'>If you wish to contact the Assembly, you may do so two ways: a letter can be sent to the Assembly at the Center address (3644 Chicago Ave S, Minneapolis, 55407) or an email can be sent to &lt;a href="mailto:mplslsa@comcast.net"&gt;mplslsa@comcast.net&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6165134111050074880-2230887233519306675?l=mplsbahai.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/2230887233519306675'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6165134111050074880/posts/default/2230887233519306675'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mplsbahai.blogspot.com/2008/03/how-to-contact-minneapolis-assembly.html' title='How to contact the Local Spiritual Assembly'/><author><name>Bahai's believe . . .</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13228371470357656783</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry></feed>
