On 10/11/05, Khazeh Fananapazir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 10/10/05, Firouz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Firouz:
> > But how one defines good or best?
Gilberto:
> As an individual you follow your conscience, informed and guided by whatever
> scripture or religious/spiritual/moral path you happen to follow.
Firouz:
> > I am sure those Muslims who have called for Jihad against West and USA
> > consider themselves as the best Muslim.
Gilberto:
> I'm not sure what your point is. Bahais who hate Muslims also think they are
> good Bahais too. We all have to engage in a process of self-criticism. But
> that's an individual process.
> Dear Friends We should be careful lest we keep on iterating, repeating,
> rehearsing the same ground over and over.
> Gilberto dear Brother I would say that the
> statement "Bahais hating Moslems"
> is not accurate. Bahais do not hate Moslems.
> Astaghfirullah. God forbid.
> Bahais hating Moslems would be a contradiction in terms.
>From my perspective it seems like you are making an unwarranted
generalization. Not all Bahais are perfect. Some card-carrying Bahais
are murderers. Some card-carrying Bahais are sex offenders. So why
wouldn't there be card-carrying Bahais who have negative feelings
towards Islam? In my discussions here, there have been several Bahais
who have admitted they've had some kind of negative feelings about
Islam that they are working on.
That doesn't mean that all Bahais are like that. But some are.
Unless you admit to that reality, then the various comparisons which
different people make between the Bahai faith and Islam seem
unreasonable. If you assume that all Bahais act as their scriptures
command, then you are comparing the Bahai ideal with a selective image
of Muslims from the news or from basic stereotypes.
Peace
Gilberto
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