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7 July 2019/ Baha'i Community

Leaving the comfort zone

Leaving the comfort zone
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Louis Venters

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Living through the century of light
Baha'i Community

Living through the century of light

The 1960s and 1970s were the richest period that the Baha'i world community has ever experienced.

  • Louis Venters
    Louis Venters
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A handful, a roomful and then a great gathering
Baha'i Community

A handful, a roomful and then a great gathering

In the 1920s and later, had black Southerners been given the chance they would have responded to the Baha’i Faith in large numbers.

  • Louis Venters
    Louis Venters
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Leaving the comfort zone
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