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Tag: "Membership"

tag name Membership type: Administration
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referring tags Declaration and registration; Membership of other organizations; Withdrawal

"Membership" has been tagged in:

16 results from the Main Catalog

2 results from the Chronology

from the main catalog (16 results; collapse)

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  1. 2020. Membership, Joining and Leaving Religious Movements and Organizations. Peter Smith. Reflections from the perspective of sociology of religion on belonging, joining, and leaving a faith group: membership, conversion, 'deconversion,' and sociological factors impacting conversion and deconversion; includes videos. Articles-unpublished.
  2. 2017. On a Bahá'í's Engagement with Society and Non-Involvement in Politics. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom, comp. Compilations-NSA.
  3. 2012. Becoming a Bahá'í - What Do I Need to Know?: Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. An aid to inviting people to enrol, explaining very simply what they need to know before joining the Bahá'í community. Essays.
  4. 2006. Why only Baha'is can contribute to the Baha'i funds: The political economy perspective. Sathia Varqa. An exploration of why only Bahá'ís have the right and privilege of giving to the Bahá'í fund, demonstrated using the economic concept of rent. The comparison is extended to explain some of the motives of interest groups and political institutions... Articles.
  5. 2001-04-18. Takfir, declaration of unbelief: includes excerpts from Risáliy-i-Siyasiyyih. Universal House of Justice. Questions from an individual about the Muslim practice of takfir, declaring someone an unbeliever, whether this is practiced in the Bahá'í Faith, and questions related to "church and state", followed by the House's response. UHJ-letters.
  6. 2001-04-04. Withdrawal from the Faith. Universal House of Justice. UHJ-letters.
  7. 1998-11. Bahá'í membership statistics. Robert Stockman. Statistics on the American community from 1998, and notes on how membership numbers are calculated. Essays.
  8. 1998-06-16. Age Fifteen as the Age of Spiritual Maturity, The. Universal House of Justice. On the meaning of maturity and why 15 is considered the age that a believer can take control of his spiritual destiny. UHJ-letters.
  9. 1998. Obedience: Liberation through Love of God in Practice. Roxanne Lalonde. The virtue of obedience in light of the Covenant, contemporary secular notions of obedience, attitudes and behavior of Bahá'ís in the West, and some incidents of expulsion or resignation from the Faith. Articles.
  10. 1996. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice, Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. . Books.
  11. 1995-06-23. Israel, Teaching the Faith in. Universal House of Justice. Short overview of the policies on discussing the Bahá'í Faith in Israel; the prohibition of Bahá'ís from teaching the Bahá'í Faith to Israelis extends to internet discussions. Includes US State Dept. overview of the laws regarding proselytizing in Israel. UHJ-letters.
  12. 1991-12-30. Questions about Aspects of the Bahá'í Teachings: Seven various questions. Universal House of Justice. On Bahá'í status and community membership, spiritual primacy, Most Great Spirit, studying the Covenant, revelation of the Bab, civil elections, and definition of a pioneer. Includes short compilation "Conditions for Membership in the Bahá'í Community." UHJ-letters.
  13. 1990. Being A Bahá'í: Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Short introduction to Bahá'í religious obligations. Essays.
  14. 1988. Protection of Diversity in the World Order of Baha'u'llah, The. Bahá'í World Centre Office of Public Information. Statement dated December 29, 1985, released by the Bahá'í International Community's Office of Public Information following the broadcast of a BBC program on the Bahá'í Faith in 1985. BIC.
  15. 1985-07-03. Dissimulation by Iranian Emigrants. Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. Letters from the House and the US NSA concerning Bahá'ís who were able to escape Iran in 1997 by denying their Faith. UHJ-letters.
  16. 1985. Unrestrained as the Wind: A Life Dedicated to Bahá'u'lláh. National Youth Committee, comp. Compilation of quotations on topics of especial interest to Bahá'í youth. Compilations-NSA.

from the Chronology (2 results; collapse)

  1. 1935-07-01 — Shoghi Effendi asked the Bahá'ís to withdraw from church membership. [BBRSM146, 221; BW6:198; SBBH1:201]
  2. 1987-06-28 — The Universal House of Justice sent a message regarding the requirements for membership in the Bahá'í Community. [Mess86-01p32]
 
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