![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When I was a kid, my whole family fasted. This movie focuses on Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan, which once had mostly white students but now is 98% Arab-American. Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Footballįordson shows how other religious teenagers have to overcome a fast similar to Bahá’ís. Whether you are finding the Fast rewarding, refreshing, or frustrating, The Supreme Remedy will provide additional insights into the experience. Fasting: Opening the door to a deeper, more intimate, more powerful relationship with Godįasting is a Christian perspective on the benefits of fasting and describes the connection between fasting and prayer and what to expect physically, mentally, and spiritually during a fast. Randi Fredricks, a doctor who researched the transformative effects of fasting, explores the history and the spiritual, psychological, medical, and political importance of fasting. This book illustrates how science and religion are in harmony and how a personal challenge such as fasting can produce beneficial results. No one at my school knew about the Bahá’í Faith and fasting made me stand out from everyone. Even though I had a Bahá’í family, the Fast was so difficult for me when I first tried it at fifteen. I thought it was cool, and I approached it willingly. My parents made the Fast appear fun by approaching it happily and making great food. I grew up in Maryland with Bahá’i parents and sibling. ![]()
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