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Yearly Archives: 2010
Recipe:- Rastafarian Rice & Peas
Rice & Peas is a traditional Rastafarian dish, though to really east rasta, that is to be ‘irie’, at one with nature, you shouldn’t use any additives or processed foods. Which should mean no canned beans, and defiantly no salt. … Continue reading
Fairtrade – A Bahá’í Perspective from the Writings
For Fairtrade Fortnight, my local Bahá’í Community used our monthly open evening to hold an event called “Fairtrade – A Bahá’í Perspective”. We invited along a guest speaker from Traidcraft who gave a wonderful presentation on what Fairtrade is and how … Continue reading
What is the Bahá’í view regarding politics?
Bahá’ís take their civic responsibilities seriously and uphold the authority of established governments through loyalty and obedience to the laws of their country. While participating in elections for their government, they abstain from partisanship, and so do not join political … Continue reading
Mark Kalch Lecture in Darlington
On the 19th May, adventurer and explorer Mark Kalch will be in the North East talking about his recent solo walk across Iran. His lecture is hosted by the Royal Geographical Society and is at the Darlington Arts Centre. Tickets … Continue reading
How Ethical is my Tea??? (Rainforest Alliance or Fairtrade)
There are two major ethical certifications for tea in the UK, Fairtrade and the Rainforest Alliance, but how do they measure up against one another and how ethical are they? Well if you look at the standards used for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ethics, Fairtrade, Greenwash, Rainforest Alliance, Tea
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Bahá’í Geekness
Today I saw a wonderful idea for a t-shirt on Design The Faith, designed by Mideast Youth, its basically a way of delivering the idea of progressive revelation, twitter style! I loved the idea, but I think it needed just … Continue reading
Posted in Bahá'í, Geekness, Religion
Tagged crafts, God, Progressive Revelation, t-shirt, Twitter
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A Month With Riverford Veg Boxes
For the past month, myself and Lindsay have been getting our veg delivered to us by Riverford. Well what a month it has been, put it this way, in the past month I have probably eaten more veg than I … Continue reading
What if I Die Abroad?
This weekend at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, two German women, Gitta Jarant and Anke Anusic were arrested at the check-in desk with the body of Curt Willi Jarant, a 91 year old man, whom it turned out was dead. The women … Continue reading
Election Fever
Coming up in the next few weeks, I have two very important and very different elections that I am required to participate in. The first is the local Bahá’í election for our new local Spiritual Assembly, and the second is … Continue reading
WordPress 3.0
Whoop this site is now running on Beta 1 of WordPress 3.0, a big upgrade which merges WordPress and WordPress MU together. There are a lot of under the hood changes, and so far its all looking very good, the … Continue reading
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