Donald H. House

Recreation

Don was an avid swimmer until shoulder arthritis made that not so fun. He enjoys hiking and walking in the country around Clemson. He also enjoys art, biking, golf, sailing, and skiing.

Family

Don's wife Lynette House is an accomplished artist. They have two children. Ian is a software engineer in New Hampshire, and Felice is a painter on the faculty of Texas A&M. Ian is married to Gina House and they have two children, Rose and Ben. Gina is a content developer for World of Vegan. Felice's husband is Dana Younger who is one of the principals of the Blue Genie Art Bazaar. Dana has two boys, Jasper and Wiley.

Faith

Don is a longtime member of the Bahá'í Faith. The essential teachings of the Bahá'í Faith are that there is one God, one Humankind, and one Religion - promulgated by God to Humankind in a progressive unfoldment. Thus, Bahá'ís see religion as progressive, and not static, and that God has unfolded this religion to mankind over the ages to foster a civilization that is continually advancing in its spiritual, moral, and intellecutal foundations. The vehicle for this unfoldment is the Manifestation of God or Prophet. In our history the most familiar to us are known by the names Abraham, Moses, Krishna, Buddah, Zoroaster, Jesus, Mohammed, and most recently the Báb and Bahá'u'lláh. Just as Christians understand that Jesus came out of Judaeism and illumnated its teachings, and just as Moslems understand that Mohammed illuminated the teachings of Jesus and advanced His laws and spiritual practices, Bahá'ís believe that the Báb and then Bahá'u'lláh have brought a new set of teachings illuminating the teachings of all of the Prophets before them, and that these teachings will form the basis for a new age of maturity of the human race.