BBC 'Learning the Lessons of the Kelly Affair

in article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Pat Kohli at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 29/11/03 7:46 pm:

> Firesides - these are held in various places at various times; their 
> purpose  is to present information on the faith to seekers, etc

Not in every community are firesides the same. Were I come from many
bahais and non Bahai's were invited to give talks about their
vocations, hobbies green issues and creative activies. I was invited
to give a talk and a slide show about my work at an AO organised
fireside before I became a Bahai.

The whole idea is to attract non bahai's to firesides, and deveolop a
friendship of non bahai-bahai relationship.  Just propagating the
Bahai faith upon ever newcommer at firesides as soon as they come in
the door is a sure way to prevent them from coming back.

The meeting of 30 bahai's in Oxford in October 2002 was a fireside.

Errol