On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:05:20 -0500, Gilberto Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: . Gilberto: > I'm not sure I would identify with the idea of an "absolute ideal up > in the sky somewhere". From my perspective, Islam is a very pragmatic > realistic religion. Alot of emphasis is put on the fact that the Quran > was revealed in stages and [on the] lived example of the prophet. On top of > that, many of the commandments are explicitly given exceptions due to > duress or other circumstances.
To Mark and Susan and whoever else might be interested, I gave this a little more thought and I think that perhaps we could all agree that morality can be "situational" and that what is appropriate or inappropriate can depend on the concrete specifics of a situation, but I think that would still see morality as more objective and in some respects prior to a prophet, while both of you would see morality as very much dependent on the Manifestation. I'm more likely to say that the prophets command X because X is right. While I think both of you would say that X is right because the Manifestation commands X. Peace Gilberto "pharoah is just a leaf on a burning bush" __________________________________________________ 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
