should I stay or should I go?

[Dawud]

Originally Posted by path_of_one

That's my interpretation of the walled garden approach too, Art. It isn't that a non-Jew, for example, can't go to the Jewish section. Rather, a non-Jew can't go to the Jewish section and then go on and on about Christianity or attack Judaism.

The walled gardens are for respectful questions and discussion of concepts of a particular religion. Not for attacking that religion. Not for trying to sway people from that religion to your own. Etc. A problem I see is that lately this happens a lot on the Christian forum. Why, I do not know. I guess people are just contentious and they figure Christians are a good target.

So Alex, you're welcome in any forum. We're just trying to prevent a free-for-all attack and convert agenda in people who would otherwise have at it.

R E S P E C T

Yeah, I don't think there should be any attacking of any religion in any of the forums. There can be honest disagreement and differences of opinion, of course, but with respect and tolerance.

[Dawud]

Originally Posted by Alex P

Aw thanks, I like to have me fingers in many pies. But Just one quick thought to ponder upon... Do we not within the same faith see attacks on same faith and convert attempts on same faith... *nods towards the christian forum while attempting to make it out to just be a twitch.*

Mmmm, pies Sometimes I think of religions in terms of colors, I don't know why. I'm not sure why I see the Baha'i Faith as green, for instance... new growth? The Baha'i Faith is referred to, in Baha'i scriptures, as the Crimson Ark. Green and red are opposites, complementary... and together make brown... another color I associate with it.... Christianity I see as purple sometimes.... or the Roman Catholic Church. Orthodoxy as golden brown... Lutheranism dark brown... Islam is dark green, or tan... beige... golden.... hehe... anyway.... Judaism is dark blue

[Dream]

Interesting! I've always felt strongly about those colors, too. Why do you suppose that is?

[seattlegal]

Originally Posted by Dawud

Mmmm, pies Sometimes I think of religions in terms of colors, I don't know why. I'm not sure why I see the Baha'i Faith as green, for instance... new growth? The Baha'i Faith is referred to, in Baha'i scriptures, as the Crimson Ark. Green and red are opposites, complementary... and together make brown... another color I associate with it.... Christianity I see as purple sometimes.... or the Roman Catholic Church. Orthodoxy as golden brown... Lutheranism dark brown... Islam is dark green, or tan... beige... golden.... hehe... anyway.... Judaism is dark blue

Ooh, ooh! Post it here:
What color is your...

[Dawud]

Originally Posted by Dream

Interesting! I've always felt strongly about those colors, too. Why do you suppose that is?

There could be a lot of answers to that... colors mean a lot of different things... I'll try to remember a few meanings I've heard of...

Purple is royal? Regal? Does the Vatican have particular colors associated with it? I'm thinking purple and yellow, maybe mostly yellow... yellow and white? I also think of Easter as yellow and purple.

Blue symbolizes knowledge and wisdom, I think, and loyalty. My favorite color is blue, and I love knowledge and wisdom... I associate blue with Judaism because of the Star of David.

Green represents love and the heart. The Baha'i Faith is close to my heart and I love it. Is that why I associate green with the Baha'i Faith? Or maybe it's because Bahji (where the Shrine of Baha'u'llah is) is so green. Islam is traditionally represented as green, but I also see Islam as...

Yellow. I'll type like this for yellow so you can read it. Yellow could be symbolic of the sun... which reminds me that the sun and moon can be symbolic of the Persian and Ottoman Empires.... the sun for Persia and the moon for the Ottoman Empire. Note the crescent moons on flags of countries associated with Sunni Islam. I think an old Persian flag had the sun on it.

Orange... Hinduism.... I don't know why.

Red is symbolic of power and authority, and I associate it with Zoroastrianism because of their fire temples.... fire is a symbol of Zoroastrianism.

[Dawud]

Originally Posted by seattlegal

Ooh, ooh! Post it here:
What color is your...

Woah, cool, someone else said purple for Christianity in that thread. I'll post there... and bring back some info from there to here.

[Dawud]

Someone, I think Dauer, said techelet for Judaism. What is techelet? Someone said Zoroastrianism was dark blue. But I think of fire... oh, wait, fire can be blue One time I had a dream I saw white fire. Christianity was given purple, red, mossy green, white... purple was said to be the color of Lent.

Then there are the chakras... the neck is sky blue... a color for communication... green is the heart.... the stomach is yellow...

[seattlegal]

Originally Posted by Dawud

Someone, I think Dauer, said techelet for Judaism. What is techelet?

The color of the blue thread Israelites were told to wear at the fringes of the garments. (Numbers 15:37-41)

Here's an interesting you tube video exploring the actual source of the blue dye.
Mystery of the Tekhelet Part 1 0f 3 The other two parts are in the "Related Videos" section of that page.

[Dawud]

Originally Posted by seattlegal

The color of the blue thread Israelites were told to wear at the fringes of the garments. (Numbers 15:37-41)

Here's an interesting you tube video exploring the actual source of the blue dye.
Mystery of the Tekhelet Part 1 0f 3 The other two parts are in the "Related Videos" section of that page.

Cool, thanks! So it is blue I did a quick search of youtube for "Baha'i green" and found this funny Green Acre video:

YouTube - The Green Acre Newsreel Volume I - The Peg Leg Stairs

I had forgotten there's a Baha'i school called Green Acre.

[Dawud]

Green Acre is a Baha'i school in Maine. If you want to see the Baha'i World Center, here's a video of it:

YouTube - Haifa - Israel

The garden terraces are pretty green.

[Dream]

I'll believe Alex could get banned from the Baha'i forum when I see monkeys fly past Martha Stewart while she's officiating Popeye and Olive Oil's wedding ceremony followed by a reception catered by Spongebob Squarepants.

[lunamoth]

Originally Posted by Dawud

I had forgotten there's a Baha'i school called Green Acre.

I've visited Green Acre. Lovely place and very spiritual.

[Alex P]

Originally Posted by Dream

I'll believe Alex could get banned from the Baha'i forum when I see monkeys fly past Martha Stewart while she's officiating Popeye and Olive Oil's wedding ceremony followed by a reception catered by Spongebob Squarepants.

lol. Dream you are a craftsmen of words... Truly beautiful lol.

I was just using me being banned as an example not, that anyone has motioned for such a crazy action!

[Dawud]

Originally Posted by Dream

I'll believe Alex could get banned from the Baha'i forum when I see monkeys fly past Martha Stewart while she's officiating Popeye and Olive Oil's wedding ceremony followed by a reception catered by Spongebob Squarepants.

That reminds me I had a dream one time that hell froze over and I kicked the devil's head off. (I had previously read that when people from heaven visit hell, it appears to freeze over... (Heaven and Hell by Emmanuel Swedenborg))

Good point, Alex is not going to be banned

[Dawud]

Originally Posted by lunamoth

I've visited Green Acre. Lovely place and very spiritual.

I haven't been there, but I have a friend who's there right now. Katie, if you're reading this, HELLO! (I doubt she's reading this.)