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That's nice and positive and I can agree with it, dear Gilberto. Best regards, Iskandar Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: Gilberto Simpson <gilberto.simp...@gmail.com> Sender: <bounce-510938-2080...@list.jccc.edu>Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 08:37:45 To: Baha'i Studies<bahai-st@list.jccc.edu> Reply-To: "Baha'i Studies" <bahai-st@list.jccc.edu> Subject: Re: Ablutions The Baha'i Studies Listserv Like I said elsewhere I think all those religions (including the Bahai faith) are basically positive forces in the world and make society better to the extent that they inspire the followers ti be better human beings. But there are also points of disagreement in the mix. So I don't treat all religions as the same or interchangeable but I think I try to appreciate their positive qualities on balance. On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 10:20 PM, <iskandar....@gmail.com> wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > Do you have respect for Islam the same way that you have respect for > Christianity, Buddhism and the Baha'i Faith? > > Do you have respect for Buddhism? Or, for the Baha'i Faith? > > > Best regards, > > Iskandar > > > > Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gilberto Simpson <gilberto.simp...@gmail.com> > Sender: <bounce-510904-2080...@list.jccc.edu>Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:15:29 > To: Baha'i Studies<bahai-st@list.jccc.edu> > Reply-To: "Baha'i Studies" <bahai-st@list.jccc.edu> > Subject: Re: Ablutions > > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > I think that what a Bahai means by "respect Islam, honor the Prophet > and regard the Quran as the word of God" is very very different from > what a Muslim means by "respect Islam, honor the Prophet and regard > the Quran as the word of God". > > On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 10:07 PM, Susan Maneck <sman...@gmail.com> wrote: >> The Baha'i Studies Listserv >>> I think part of it is what Susan said. Some people have actually >>> experienced real persecution at the hands of Muslims and it has an >>> effect. I think another part of it is built into Bahai theology and if >>> there were nothing wrong with Islam and Muslims then there wouldn't be >>> anything special about being Bahai. >> >> Gilberto, >> >> It is *because* I am a Baha'i that I respect Islam, honor the Prophet >> and regard the Qu'ran as the Word of God. I would certainly not have >> done those things I had remained a Christian. >> >> warmest, Susan >> >>__________________________________________________ >> You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:gilberto.simp...@gmail.com >> Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-510900-684...@list.jccc.edu >> Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu >> Or 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 (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st >> Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net >> New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu >> > >__________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:iskandar....@gmail.com > Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-510904-20805...@list.jccc.edu > Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu > Or 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 (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st > Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net > New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu > >__________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:%%emailaddr%% > Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:%%email.unsub%% > Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu > Or 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 (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/%%list.name%% > Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net > New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:iskandar....@gmail.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-510938-20805...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or 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 (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:%%emailaddr%% Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:%%email.unsub%% Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or 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 (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/%%list.name%% Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai...@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
