On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:16:25 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a message dated 1/21/2005 9:40:43 A.M. Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> "What practice is a part of proper "holy war" (not its distortions) > which would be absolutely ruled out by the Bahai concepts of > collective security, "righteous" warfare, and hikmat." Susan: > Where did the word 'righteous' come from? In "Bahaullah and the New Era" there is an entire chapter called "Righteous Warfare" http://www.ibiblio.org/Bahai/Texts/EN/BNE/BNE-136.html > "In particular, why would the application of hikmat by limited to > exclude the possibility of "holy war"?" > Because Baha'u'llah said so. In your own paper, you said " In many cases hikmat calls for the apparent suspension of a Bahá'í principle in order to ensure the protection of the Faith." I find it easy to believe that life or death situations involving violence and persecution might be the kind of thing which could cause Bahais to suspend the "blotting out of holy war". > It is silly to come up with hypothetical to > suggest that Baha'i Teachings are no different than Islam in this respect. > That statement has two sides to it which need to get looked at for it to be meaningful. What does God teach about the use of force under the dispensation of Muhammad. And what does God teach about the use of force under the dispensation of Bahaullah. I don't think I"ve heard a clear Bahai statement about the first case. 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
