It says in the Writings that if religion should cause unity. If there is
not unity that it is better to have no religion. This sounds good to say,
but would we as Baha'is willing to back up this tenet by our actions?
Certainly we can all agree that in Iran religion is not the cause of unity.
David, you're trying to create absolute meaning in a faith which denies
absolute truth. Any tenet, argument or debate can be carried to the point of
absurdity. You have just done so with the words of Abdu'l Baha.
Relax, forget absolutes, they have no place in the Baha`i Faith.
David,
If you just think about the statement a little more carefully it is pretty
clear that it is not referring to religion as a whole but individual
religions. So that if the Baha'i Faith, for instance, began to have the same
kind of effects that Islam is having it would be in line with the
Might I suggest that, if a particular comment or question is not appropriate
for this venue, we simply state that and redirect an individual toward a
more appropriate place to get their question answered?
Ben
On 4/20/07, Chase Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
David,
If you just think about
Since Baha'is aren't allowed to renounce our religion how can we say that it
is better to do away with religion if it is not the cause of unity? I don't
see how this makes sense.
The Baha'i teachings are not, and never will be the cause of disunity.
In fact the true teachings of Judaism,
'Abdu'l-Baha says that if religion is not the cause of unity then it would
be better that there were no religion. I was wondering how we can not be
seen as hypocritical given that Baha'is are not allowed to renounce their
religion regardless of circumstances. 'Abdu'l-Baha says that if
: Religion must be the cause of unity
'Abdu'l-Baha says that if religion is not the cause of unity then it would
be better that there were no religion. I was wondering how we can not be
seen as hypocritical given that Baha'is are not allowed to renounce their
religion regardless of circumstances
How is it then that an individual would like to renounce his belief in God;
and yet, at the same time, be considered by all an sundry to be a believer
in God?
God, desiring to prevent dissension in His religion, has prevented it thus:
The purpose of the Blessed Beauty in entering into this
