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Discussion of the Baha'i Faith. (Moderated)
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Religious Tolerance
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Hi Doug, As I said in a previous message, your idea of God as Punisher of the casual consumer of alcohol is offensive to me as a Baha'i. I think the Baha'i Faith is about tolerance, love, justice, mercy, and virtue. ...knowledge of such a law. I will tolerate that people with your belief system exist in my... more »
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Panentheism
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Hi Timothy, Having so much trouble posting I decided to re-write this answer to one of your posts as a new discussion. ...I think the Baha'i position as 'Abdu'l-Baha put it in _Some Answered Questions_ might be term "panentheism" or that everything emanates from God. That is how I view the subject, anyway.... more »
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And then some... Re: Three Alifs. Something to think about
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...How interesting that the acronym for "Bottom Hole Assembly", used in the petroleum industry, should have such splendid spiritual connotations. Yet returning to the linguistics of origin, I wonder how one might reconcile the precocious appearance of a "Manifestation of God", symbolised by a vowel - in particular one that is usually dropped; with Kitab-i-Aqdas... more »
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What are Baha'i Writings?
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Who else but the House can tell us what are Baha'i Writings? Well, Ocean, the online research tool. Or the BCCA web site. Under the heading of Baha'i Writings they have Pilgrims' Notes. [link], [link], [link] There are lots of "Baha'i Writings" on the internet.... more »
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God's Side?
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Isn't God on the side of the Baha'i Faith? When Lincoln was told God was on the side of the Union Army he replied he himself was more concerned with being on God's side. Which is where I see Baha'is all confused. Our teaching methos are to show the sprituality of the Baha'i Writings. Who cares what are in the Baha'i Writings? Well, Baha'is. Anyone else? Well,... more »
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Posting to SRB
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Dear Moderators, I occasionally used to post items to SRB but in recent months none have appeared. Is this because I haven't got the format right, or am I down as some sort of 'bad guy'? If the latter, I am certainly a BIGS, have been for 28 years. Never intentionally posted anything offensive. As far as I can see I comply with the SRB guidelines. I used to use a... more »
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Writings? Is or Is Not?
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This issue is not just silly. It is an indictment of the Baha'i "community" which is no community at all. If I am right, if we can look at this issue dispassionately, with fairness, we will clearly see the partisanship, the exclusivism, the legalistic mindset that has replaced community, if we ever... more »
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