See below.. Quoting Gilberto Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 10:31:43 -0500, Iskandar Hai > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Gilberto (not dear Gilberto): > > If by moral relativism you mean the kind of mentality and attitude > that > > anything goes and everything is OK, then Baha'is are definitely > not > > moral relativists. > > In previous conversations I've had with them both Mark and Susan > affirmed that they believed in moral relativism. >
So, again, you took my comments and earlier comments/postings of Mark and Susan out of context and made distortions. Well, that's not the first time you have done this. I bet it won't be the last time either. > > For instance, in the early days of Islam wine was > > not strictly and categorically forbidden under all circumstances. > > But even from the beginning it was recognized that wine was harmful > and that there was something wrong with it. > > [2.219] They ask you about intoxicants and games of chance. Say: In > both of them there is a great sin and means of profit for men, and > their sin is greater than their profit. > But there was a verse revealed earlier that says: don't come to prayer sessions when you are drunk. Quran 2:219 was revealed later; it was the second step and 2:219 was not (is not) a categorical prohibition of wine under all circumstances. > I wouldn't consider the change in qiblah a moral issue. > > I would. So, what's your hang up with the things in the Quran and Bible about Abraham? Regards, Iskandar __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 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
