The Baha'i Studies Listserv Thanks, Mike. On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Mike Moum <mike.m...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Response from the Institutions about Steven Greer > > > -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: A discussion on Facebook > concerning extraterrestrials and Steven Greet Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 > 09:08:16 -0600 From: Baha'i Internet Agency > <programdirec...@bia.bahai.org> <programdirec...@bia.bahai.org> To: Mike > Moum <mike.m...@gmail.com> <mike.m...@gmail.com> > > Dear Baha'i Friend, > > We apologize for the delay in our response. Thank you for your message. > The Baha'i institutions are aware of the activity of Mr. Greer and his > ideas are in no way endorsed by them. If you still have concerns about > the two believers you mention, you may wish to contact an Auxiliary Board > member. > > With loving greetings, > > Baha'i Internet Agency > > > Dear friends, > > I am writing to you because I am concerned about a recent thread on > Facebook, started by a Baha'i, about alien life on earth and the > suppression of evidence by a conspiracy composed of governments and > various others, and in which Steven Greer is mentioned. Mr Greer is > apparently a Baha'i, served for three years at the World Center in Haifa, > and is the head of the "Disclosure Project", which aims to get the > government to reveal the evidence it is suppressing. He has also founded > an organization, known as CSETI, which solicits money from people in order > to fund its research. He is controversial even in the UFO advocated > community, and one of the reasons why many ufologists discredit him is > that he is a Baha'i. > > What I am particularly concerned about is that at least two Baha'is who > I know personally, and consider to be well deepened and grounded in the > Faith, and who I have found to have good judgment, are enthusiastic > supporters of him, and seem to imply, as I see it, that his status as a > Baha'i who has served at the World Center lends credibility to his claims. > > <deleted> > > There is an ongoing discussion of this topic on the Baha'i Studies email list, > and one of the Baha'is there suggested that this topic should be brought > to the attention of the Institutions if some of the believers are taking > him seriously. Support of Greer's claims of a conspiracy to suppress > evidence also implies, in my opinion, criticism of the > government. Your office was suggested, so I am writing to you. > > <deleted> > > > Warmly, > > Mike Moum > > U.S. Baha'i ID 0071923 > > mike.m...@gmail.com > > 937-216-5701 > > -- > > ------------ > > Mike and Dede Moum > > Des Moines, Iowa > > Visit the Baha'i World at www.bahai.org > > Visit the US Baha'i website at www.us.bahai.org > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-712068-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@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
