Allah'u'Abha
When I first saw this thread I didn't think that it referred to obedience
to only a just government but to only a duly constituted government or
any government were Baha'is reside. So i did a search in ocean and came up
with 9 quotes concerning obedience to government. I found the
I know a major world religion where there is a similar streak in the
sense that fighting against unjust rulers is sometimes discouraged
because the conflict would lead to a disruption of social order. But
at the same time, it is realized that sometimes the injustice of the
tyrant is a greater harm
Dear Roger,
You quote Shoghi Effendi as saying that Baha'is must show obedience to a
*duly constituted* government, whatsoever that government may be in form.
This leaves Baha'is in Germany in 1933 in the following position:
(1) They would be bound to uphold Hindenburg's selection of Hitler as
Roger Borseth wrote:
I found the reference to a just government was only the title of a
paragraph and not the substance
There's a bit more than that. In fact, my search in Ocean turned up more
than I could post. Probably most of us have Ocean, and this could turn into
an interesting
There are passages in `Abdu'l-Baha's Secret of Divine Civilization
from around pages 59-60 to page 71 which, I'd think, are somewhat
relevant to this discussion at least indirectly.
Also, I'd think, it's worthwhile for us Baha'is to ponder, reflect, and
think deeply about the various possible
Can anyone give an explanation as to why Yusuf Ali has translated whatever
Arabic words Sale and Rodwell translated as unjust violence as trespasses
against truth and reason.?
33. Say: The things that my Lord hath indeed forbidden are: shameful deeds,
whether open or secret; sins and
In a message dated 2/11/2005 1:54:21 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I know. I didn't ignore it. I just saw no need to respond. What kindof response did you want? I didn't mean to ask what YOU individuallywould do, but what the Bahai faith says you should do. I said: That I
David Friedman wrote:
Is it okay to watch the Jerry Springer show
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Why on earth would you want to?
Dave ;-)
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