The Baha'i Studies Listserv No, that is not what I am saying. That is your knee-jerk reaction to what I am saying. Everything goes back to the Iranian Baha'is. I am sorry for what is happening to them, but it is not my fault. I speak out, I do what I can, but it is not my fault.
On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 10:38 PM, Firouz <fir...@thai-bahais.org> wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > > Matt, > > Please don't misinterpret the Teaching of my religion. Are you saying I > should respect the Iranian Islamic rulers for whatever they believe and for > whatever they do to my fellow Iranian Baha'is, just because they are > Muslims? Where have you found such interpretations. If you want to discuss > certain Baha'i Teaching, please give a quote and then we will discuss it > here. After all here is a Bahai-Study list. And I don't believe everything > that Muslims believe is Islamic. Of course, out of respect, the Muslims have > the right to believe in anything they like to believe, but I should not have > any respect for their beliefs. Telling Muslims some facts about their > religions is not disrespect either. > > > > On 31/12/2010 6:46 AM, Matt Haase wrote: > > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > > Yes, you should respect all people regardless of their religious > affiliations. Even if you think we believe in stupid things, your religion > says you have to respect people of all religions. It doesn't say, "respect > people of all religions, only if they agree with Baha'i teachings." And just > fyi, I think the Baha'i Faith is a beautiful religion, and I am a Muslim. > > > > On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 3:59 AM, Firouz <fir...@thai-bahais.org> wrote: > >> The Baha'i Studies Listserv >> On 30/12/2010 1:13 AM, Susan Maneck wrote: >> >>> My religion is Baha'i which teaches us to respect Islam. >>> >> >> Dear Susan, >> >> Respecting Islam is not the same as respecting Muslims with whatever they >> believe as Islamic. I think these days what many Muslims believe is not the >> teaching of Islam, but mostly the teaching of some clergies or false >> Ahadith. Should we as Baha'is respect such Muslims with some distorted views >> of their religions. By not recognizing Baha'u'llah and this Day as the Day >> of God, Muslims have failed to be faithful to the Teachings of Holy Quran >> and Prophet Muhamad. 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