<> Actually it was a Universal House of Justice decision that ruled that women could not be on the UHJ.<>
I would like to offer my own take on this. I think that what the House decided, was that it is not a matter on which it can legislate, as the Text has already addressed the subject. The House can only legislate where the Text is silent, or to supplement legislation revealed in the Text. What the House did, after reviewing the Text and the authorized interpretations by the Master and the Guardian, was conclude that the Text states that membership on the House is limited to men, and that it cannot change that provision. The letter is here: http://bahai-library.com/?file=uhj_women_uhj.html Brent __________________________________________________ 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
