Susan wrote: > This is what the Universal House of Justice wrote me on the subject of > conscience: > > "...not only the right but also the responsibility of > each believer to explore truth for himself or herself are fundamental to > the Baha'i teachings...A Baha'i recognizes that one aspect of his > spiritual and intellectual growth is to foster the development of his > conscience in the light of divine Revelation -- a Revelation which, in > addition to providing a wealth of spiritual and ethical principles, > exhorts man "to free himself from idle > fancy and imitation, discern with the eye of oneness His glorious > handiwork, > and look into all things with a searching eye".
Is it fair, then, to assert that the Bahá'í Faith anticipates eventual consensus on matters of conscience, based on critical thinking which, in some cases, may be a novel experience? Dave Lambert www.vintagerr.com __________________________________________________ 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
