Tim wrote:
in the U.S., real unity would mean
inclusion of all races
and nationalities as part of the human family. I
am talking about real
unity, not a fake that calls itself unity but is not
unity in fact.
I know what youre saying, and I agree. Youre
Gilberto wrote:
when I find someone who seems to emphasize unity over and above justice in the
way you are, it makes think that such a person puts a high value on uniformity
and would not tolerate differences of opinion and perspective.
Gilberto, I think your question is a
Title: Re: Unity without Social Justice
This is an interesting thread. Certainly there have been
local cases where unity was virtually total, where social justice was nonexistent.
I am thinking of communities in the American south that were unified in their
opposition to civil rights, as
Brent wrote:
The only way I know to respond, to perhaps be of service in your search for
answers, is to share my own personal experience.
Brent, thank you so much for taking the time to write this. Ironically,
while not providing anything I didn't already know, you did provide exactly
the kind
I have been searching online for
resources concerning the history of Bahais in Germany during the Nazi
regime. I have been disappointed that there does not seem to be much material
available. Can anyone point me toward relevant material?
Or perhaps folks would like to
comment in this
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Don't shoot the messenger.
No intention of doing so, and I apologize if I came across that way. I'm
afraid that this issue may precipitate me leaving the Faith, which would be,
to my mind, a somewhat tragic resolution of what is, to me, a most painful
dilemma.
As you pointed out, you did NOT
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David Friedman wrote:
I was just wondering what the right attitude towards
anti-depressants should be in light of the passages from the
Writings which say that hardships/suffering are a good thing...In the
Writings it says that God never burdens a soul beyond their
capacity. Does this mean
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Gilberto wrote:
And elsewhere the Quran explicitly gives Muslims permission to eat
with Jews and Christians (which implies sociability) and even limited
inter-marriage. So the idea that the Quran asserts that the only
dialogue possible the sword
Gilberto wrote:
And elsewhere the Quran explicitly gives Muslims permission to eat
with Jews and Christians (which implies sociability) and even limited
inter-marriage. So the idea that the Quran asserts that the only
dialogue possible the sword and the bullet is really silly to me.
Gilberto,
Brian Williams wrote:
I hope I am not asking an improper question here, but
I am interested in knowing more about the
construction of the graves.
I had similar questions as I studied these
photographs. Its obvious that the area has been razed. I wondered if
these had been
Louise McHenry wrote:
Yes, the writings do not seem to fully cover all the
ins and outs with regard to psychic phenomena or a lot
of other things as well. Actually, in my view the
writings do cover these phenomena. But not directly...
I want to thank you for your well-thought-out response. Your
From Mark:
Pro-choice SMOs do not generally frame it as a right to abortion but as a
right to life. It is the pro-life SMOs which call the pro-choice SMOs
pro-abortion.
Change right to life to right to choose.
Thorny issue, interesting discussion. One of the things that I find
particularly
Mark wrote:
The problem is that this issue, like so many others. has been framed around
a supposed natural freedom. In other words, the concerns were legitimate,
but the solution was both essentialistic and reductionist.
I hate to sound stupid. But the truth it, I'm just a high-school grad.
Thanks, Mark. Makes perfect sense to me now.
Dave
Essentialism is...
Reductionism is...
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To tamper with psychic forces while in this world interferes with the
condition of the soul in the world to come. These forces are real, but,
normally, are not active on this plane. The child in the womb has its eyes,
ears, hands, feet, etc., but they are not in activity. The whole purpose of
Mark wrote:
Perhaps such things happen. I don't know. However, what I have
noticed from the various accounts of hauntings I have read is
that the more people fret over, and focus on, them, the more
they appear to occur.
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We are definitely NOT the type to fret or freak out over these
Mark wrote:
Rev. Sun Myung Moon's refutation of reincarnation is interesting:
In the Last Days, certain people on earth are entrusted with missions on
the worldwide level. They must inherit and complete the responsibilities of
all the spirits of the past who were devoted to the same field...
Mark wrote:
The main problem is that my reasons for believing in reincarnation had
nothing to do with His presuppositions!
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Precisely. And there are other possibilities He never dealt with at all.
Dave
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What's the Bahá'í position on psychic phenomena? I could tell all kinds of
stories, but last night we got an EVP that's creepy. Just wonder what folks
have to say about this.
Dave
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Iskandar wrote:
Also, I'd think, it's worthwhile for us Baha'is to ponder, reflect, and
think deeply about the various possible implications of paragraph 88 of
Baha'u'llah's Most Holy Book Kitab-i-Aqdas.
http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/b/KA/ka-6.html
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I thoroughly agree! As for the
David Friedman wrote:
I've often wondered what might be considered okay and not okay to watch as a
Baha'i as far as TV and movies go...
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This is an intriguing question. Personally, I very rarely watch TV. Just
lately I've spent a few evenings watching network programs, and I must say
that
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
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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will define words such as evil, just, and reality, to
suit themselves. I find it helpful to fall back on the Bahá'í writings
which state that the old order must inevitably fall under its own weight,
and conclude that current events amply illustrate this.
David Lambert
Gilberto wrote:
It still seems really odd to think that even when being civil and
non-violent, that political behavior might still have other constraints put
on it.
As I understand the Bahá'í teachings, politics are considered divisive and
as such to be avoided. That does not mean one cannot
Ahang wrote:
This pretension to interfaith dialogue has gone on for two months now and
the best I can tell it has only served to fill up our mail boxes.
If this list is no longer devoted to serious Baha'i studies and has assumed
some other mission (and for the life of me I can't tell what it
Ahang wrote: In absence of such a quotation, my view is that nobody can see
the future because future is not written...
The future, while not written, is a matrix of possibilities. In certain
circumstances, it is possible for humans to display a near-certainty of what
will happen. How much
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