The Baha'i Studies Listserv There are verses in the Quran that forbid them, too. They are abrogated by other verses.
Sent from my iPad On Apr 22, 2013, at 14:25, Ian Kluge <iankl...@netbistro.com> wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > >>> I'm referring to beliefs not practices > > No, you are not referring to beliefs instead of practices. Your own words > contradict you: > >>>> Actually the stories I've read of Baha'i Administration **in action** >>>> **rivals** North Korea, Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, and other such places >>>> in >>>> terms of totalitarianism. > > The phrase "in action" refers to practices. So, as a matter of fact, you were > indeed saying that Baha'i practices "rival[ed" the actions of these horrible > regimes. You have yet to present any evidence for such a claim. > > Nor do Baha'i beliefs 'rival' those of these totalitarian regimes. Physical > violence and terror are the sine qua non of all totalitarian regimes. Yet > physical violence and terror are precisely what is forbidden in the Baha'i > belief system when it comes to religious matters. In other words, a Baha'i > totalitarian state is impossible. > > Best wishes, > > Ian Kluge > > > __________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:skg_z...@yahoo.com > Unsubscribe: send a blank email to > mailto:leave-698533-1719008.2a3842ae5b2f7d34dd5fdfc724616...@list.jccc.edu > Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu > Or subscribe: > http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st > Baha'i Studies is available through the following: > Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu > Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st > News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st > Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net > New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-698637-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
