" Because both police and armed forces duties are explicit. In this day and time when we speak of police units specialized to perform military operations as "para-military"."
Dear Scott, When I think of paramilitary, I think of citizen militias. "However, the "Greater" Peace is supposed to be a peace ensured by the world's spiritual commitment to peace." I thought it had as much to do with the world's commitment to the Baha'i Teachings. "That, I doubt requires executive force." Then why a death penalty in the Aqdas? Doesn't that imply coercive force? "I don't think it would either. The UHJ is pretty obviously a judicial body and judicial bodies do not command armies." It is primarily a legislative body, though judicial functions appear to be under their authority as well. warmest, Susan The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu