On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 07:09:39 -0800 (PST), John Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gilberto Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Killing is killing. And the ethical considerations are > largely the same. > > Not so sure. There are many types of killing.
> 6. Human killing human to defend one's religion (this is what Baha'is call > Jihad). > > 7. Human killing human to spread one's religion (this is what Baha'is call > also call Jihad (i think). > > > Baha'u'llah forbid, among others, #6 and #7 above. It appears to be that > #6 and #7 are allowed in Islam. Correct me if I am wrong. > The Bahai writings say that Muhammad only fought defensively to stop persecution. This would have saved lives. Peace Gilberto "My people are hydroponic" __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
