On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:06:14 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a message dated 1/23/2005 2:25:12 AM Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Gilberto: > It seems like the Bahai faith > divides humanity up in different periods or dispensations. And during > a given period, everyone on earth should follow the particular > manifestation for that period. Scott: > I think that is an oversimplification. No Revelation was meant to unify > mankind over the globe in a single belief system UNTIL Baha`u'llah. Gilberto: There are similar statements made in Islam, and Christianity. And from a certain point of even in Judaism and the Noachide religions. There are certain principles which, if properly understood, can guide behavior at multiple levels of organization. > In other words it was not the point of the Revelation of Moses to unify more > than the Hebrew clans. It was not the nature of Jesus' Revelation to affect > more than the west. It was the purpose of the Revelation of Muhammed to > unite the Arabian peoples into a nation and serve as a shining example of > God's Will to the world. Islam isn't just an Arab religion. Even before the time of the Bab, Islam spread to Persia, crossed the Sahara and went into Africa, Spain, the edges of France, Eastern Europe, China, Southeast Asia, oh and the Middle East. I think all religions tap into universal values, tap into what it basically means to be human. 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
