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One day I [Abdul Baha] went to the Holy Presence of the Blessed Beauty and said: ‘The palace of Mazra‘ih is ready for you, and a carriage to drive you there’. He refused to go, saying: ‘I am a prisoner.’ Later I requested Him again, but got the same answer. I went so far as to ask Him a third …

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I was a lifelong extremely devoted Baha'i coming from a multigenerational Baha'i family. It's been about 4 years since i formally left the faith and I still struggle almost daily to reckon with my experiences and unlearn some of the teachings that caused a lot of psychic pain as a queer person. I recently started reading a book called Holy …