On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 17:37:51 -0600, Susan Maneck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Then I'll just say that personally it comes off is really > insulting," > Dear Gilberto,
> I'm sure the Jews find that statement in the Qur'an insulting > as well. In > fact, I know they do. That's fine. And if that's how a person felt I would try to be sensitive to their feelings and not shove those passages in their face as if I expected it to persuade them that they were wrong. That's how I feel in here. On a logical level, the way Bahais use the argument that Muslims are typing up God's hands simply isn't valid or convincing. [anecdote deleted] > > "especially when Bahais make not dissimilar claims about > what kinds of people God will or won't send in the future." > I don't recall us saying anything about what 'kinds of people' > God will > send. Baha'u'llah did say something about when > She could appear however. ;-} Saying that a second Guardian must necessarily satisfy certain literal criteria in terms of bloodline or saying that a Manifestation can come no sooner than 1000 literal years after Bahaullah said is just as much an example of "typing up God's hands" as saying that Muhammad (saaws) was the last prophet. None of the claims are a priori illegitimate on the basis of "tying up God's hands". They are either true or not true. The rest is pretty much rhetoric. Peace Gilberto __________________________________________________ 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
