On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:43:07 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a message dated 1/21/2005 11:29:15 A.M. Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > "Defending" could be nothing more than apologetics. > I could actually say the same about jihad then. There is a hadith > which states: ""The best jihad is speaking the truth to an unjust > ruler." > Dear Gilberto, > Which in Islam does not rule out actual warfare in the name of religion. If > you want to say Baha'is wage the greater jihad, that is true. We are still > forbidden to kill in the name of our religion. You are allowed to apply capital punishment according to your religion. You are allowed to engage in "collective security" in your religion. You are allowed to engage in "righteous warfare" in your religion. -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
