soc.religion.bahai | Bahá'í.FYI

Archived posts selected from soc.religion.bahai, the home of Bahá'í discussions on USENET.

Where possible, different versions of each file are included. This is for two reasons: 1) to highlight different versions that are already available out there, e.g. saved on textfiles.com; 2) to illustrate how the newsgroup, its audience, and the overall Bahá'í presence on the Internet changed over time.

Regular posts

Welcome

The welcome letter from the soc.religion.bahai moderation team.

Welcome (Jul 2003)

Welcome (Feb 1998)

Welcome (Oct 1995)

Welcome (Sep 1993)

Welcome (Apr 1992)

Introduction

The standard "What's the Bahá'í Faith?" post, posted monthly to soc.religion.bahai.

Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith (1997)

Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith (Mirror 1 @ spam.works; 1994)

Introduction to the Bahá'í Faith (Mirror 2 @ spam.works; 1992)

Annotated bibliography

A list of commonly-read books about the Bahá'í Faith, posted monthly to soc.religion.bahai.

Annotated Bahá'í bibliography (2003)

Annotated Bahá'í bibliography (Mirror @ spam.works; 1994)

Internet resources

A list of Baha'i related resources available on the Internet, posted monthly to soc.religion.bahai.

Baha'i Resources on the Internet (1998)

Baha'i Resources on the Internet (1995)

Interesting threads

Some interesting threads from soc.religion.bahai.

Holy Year (one of the first threads on soc.religion.bahai, in 1992)

Posts about the 2nd World Congress in 1992

"How we found the Baha'i Faith" (1994)

Statistics for soc.religion.bahai and other religious newsgroups (1994)

A grade 8 class asks about the Baha'i Faith (1995)

Discussing Baha'i chat rooms on IRC and elsewhere (1997)