Don,
I've heard something like that before in previous discussions with
Bahais. I just think I have a philosophical disagreement with the idea
of progressive revelation. I think that genuine moral principles
shouldn't change with time.
And in terms of the issue of slavery, if I remember
On Sun, 7 May 2006, Gilberto Simpson wrote:
On 5/5/06, Tim Nolan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello Janine,
He feels that the Bahai faith is just a
reiteration of Islam, nothing new.
I don't like absolute claims and so I probably wouldn't say that there
is *nothing* new. But the
On Sun, 7 May 2006, Gilberto Simpson wrote:
cannot
practice bigamy, have a clear cut prohibition against slavery,
Except the Bab and Bahaullah both owned slaves.
-G
The Bab and Baha'u'llah had slaves because They bought them under Islamic
Dispensation shari`ah law before the onset
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On Sun, 7 May 2006, Gilberto Simpson wrote:
I don't like absolute claims and so I probably wouldn't say that there
is *nothing* new. But the Bahai faith and the Babi faiths definitely
had antecedents within Islam. (most immediately,
The second
part of the Religion of God, which refers to the material world, and which
comprises fasting, prayer, forms of worship, marriage and divorce, the abolition
of slavery, legal processes, transactions, indemnities for murder, violence,
theft and injuries -- this part of the Law
MEMORANDUM
From: Research DepartmentTo: The
Universal House of Justice
2 February 2000
Servants in the Households of Bah'u'llh and the Bab
The Research Department as considered the questions raised by Mr. Peter
Terry, in his email message of 2 December 1999. Mr. Terry states that on
The value of human freedom and autonomy didn't magically change in
1844 (or whatever year Bahais say this particular rule changed). If
slavery is definitely and clearly wrong now in any meaningful sense,
then it was also wrong when Muhammad permitted it (audhibillah). And
if slavery was actually
On 5/8/06, Richard H. Gravelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Gilberto Simpson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: question about Islam
Gilberto wrote:
. I think that genuine moral principles
shouldn't change with time.
Richard:
Wouldn't you agree Gilberto, that
This is an old question and Muslim theologians have debated it for
centuries and non-Musllim philosophers have also debated it for millenia;
my understanding is that what is or is not a commendable or a condemnable
action is dependent upon the Will of God at any particular time/place. So,
at some
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On Sun, 7 May 2006, Gilberto Simpson wrote:
Baha'u'llah forbids religious warfare, Muhammad
did not forbid this.
Gilberto:
The Bahai writings allow for something called
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On Mon, 8 May 2006, Gilberto Simpson wrote:
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I:
Warfare conducted in the name of religion and/or conducted to covert
others into your religion is prohibited in the Baha'i Faith.
On 5/8/06, Iskandar Hai, M.D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Things didn't magically change in 1844, nor in 610, nor in year 30. Think
continuum.
I do think in terms of continuum. That's why I don't think that a new
Manifestation who will change things around is all that necessary.
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