But in some ways the larger issue is that if Susan hadn't made her comment and I hadn't read similar things elsewhere and I had heard your accusation towards Islam for the first time, then it would have been misleading. I'm "ok" with the idea that western liberals like the idea of a secular government and are going to have certain qualms about Islamic governments, but if you criticize Islam and give the impression that you would like to see secular governments, when in reality you are just in favor of a different kind of theocracy, that certain gives the impression of being evasive (at best).
Dear Gilberto,
I think you misunderstood me. I am still in favor of a secular government and my understanding of Baha'i Writings has been such that under a Baha'i government the separation of religion and politics is clear cut. But after reading Susan's comments, I am not so sure if I have been right all these years. Anyway this is not yet so clear for me, I need to study much more to understand what sort of government a Baha'i state in some distant future would have.
regards, Firouz
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