RE: Scope of the House of Justice

2005-01-29 Thread Brent Poirier
Hi Susan, you write: I'm still not persuaded that the Guardian is making a point about any 'uniqueness' to the divine guidance of the House of Justice in this passage. It seems to me he is describing the same process that all our elected insitutions are expected to follow. Mind you, I do think

RE: Scope of the House of Justice

2005-01-29 Thread Susan Maneck
But to me, there is no comparison anywhere in the Writings about the guidance flowing to Local and National Assemblies/ Houses of Justice, to the passage on page 11 of the Will where the Master states that the Bab and Baha'u'llah guide the Universal House of Justice: Dear Brent, Yes, that

RE: Scope of the House of Justice -VERY LONG

2005-01-29 Thread Susan Maneck
I'm in complete agreement with Brent's understanding and I feel that is supported by numerous references from Baha'u'llah's Writings where the *Trustees* are a direct reference the the [Universal] House of Justice. Dear Sandra, Some of those passage you cite would refer only to the Universal

Re: Scope of the House of Justice -VERY LONG

2005-01-29 Thread Sandra Chamberlain
Susan: Some of those passage you cite would refer only to the Universal House of Justice and some to Houses of Justice in general. I don't think that the term 'trustee' is any hint as to which He is referring to. All members of any elected institution are 'Trustees of the Merciful.' Dear

Re: Scope of the House of Justice -VERY LONG

2005-01-29 Thread Smaneck
In a message dated 1/29/2005 6:55:36 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: "Now, if I were not aware of the Guardian's persnickety precision in his English translations, I might agree that all the previous post references referred to any Baha'i House of Justice.