Comments on Bahá’í Thought: Black Madonnas, Black Messiahs

Rebecca, nice quote. Anonymous, it is true that we...

2009-11-23T17:09:37.313-03:00

Rebecca, nice quote.
Anonymous, it is true that we've had black presidents before. I think 2012 may feature the first black geologist on film though!

Seems to me we had black presidents in movies a de...

2009-11-23T00:51:18.799-03:00

Seems to me we had black presidents in movies a decade before it happened in real life. The first I recall is Deep Impact (1998). http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120647/ Probably there are several prior cases?

Africa," the beloved Guardian assures us in one of...

2009-11-22T06:43:43.072-03:00

Africa," the beloved Guardian assures us in one of the letters written on his behalf, "is truly awakening and finding herself, and she undoubtedly has a great message to give, and a great contribution to make to the advancement of world civilization. To the degree to which her peoples accept Bahá'u'lláh will they be blessed, strengthened and protected."

(The Universal House of Justice, Messages 1963 to 1986, p. 341)

Hearing recent reports of IPGs in large cities in Europe including Paris, France where I grew up, reminded me of this. One can see from these reports that a very large portion of receptive populations are Africans who then take on core activities thus reviving once sleepy communities.

Lani, you might be right.

2009-11-21T18:03:32.174-03:00

Lani, you might be right.

I bet you would have loved 2012 too if it had incl...

2009-11-21T15:24:22.898-03:00

I bet you would have loved 2012 too if it had included a zombie apocalypse as the well as the regular kind. :)

Reed, I thought about including Hancock but decide...

2009-11-21T15:08:55.422-03:00

Reed, I thought about including Hancock but decided that Will Smith's movies could take up a whole post of their own.

You forgot "Hancock", not one of Will Smith's bett...

2009-11-21T14:45:17.434-03:00

You forgot "Hancock", not one of Will Smith's better films but an interesting insight into the woes of the average superhero.