- Hide quoted text - On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:51:39 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Defending" could be nothing more than apologetics.
Gilberto: > 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." Susan: > 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. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > "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." Susan: > There is a difference between a religion allowing or even calling for > certain things and their being done in the name of religion. > Gilberto: > If you are just arguing about the "names" that seems an odd > distinction to make. Susan: > I am not at all arguing about names Gilberto: So what is the distinction you refer to between a religion allowing certain things and their being done in the name of religion? Peace "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
