Gilberto, At 12:29 PM 12/25/2004, you wrote: >>Incidentally, isn't the Bahai faith pro-life? Is abortion the same as murder? >>In the Bahai faith would stopping abortions be considered the same as >>stopping a murder?<<
The term "pro-life" refers to a political and social movement. Although Shoghi Effendi said that abortions should not be permitted unless authorized by the woman's physician, there is currently no official Baha'i policy on this matter. Therefore, the Baha'i Faith could not be a part of the pro-life movement. If there comes a time when Shoghi Effendi's viewpoint is implemented by the Universal House of Justice, I would like to assume it would do so in a manner different in style and tone from the current evangelical and fundamentalist Christian pro-life movement. With regards, Mark A. Foster * 15 Sites: http://markfoster.net "Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger" -- Abbie Hoffman __________________________________________________ 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
