Re: Use of texts

2009-10-01 Thread Susan Maneck
The Baha'i Studies Listserv The fact that > Baha'i bookshops don't sell parts of the Writings currently only in the > original languages suggests the House is against the idea, so why? Dear David, That's an unproven assumption on your part. If the House of Justice did not want people to have acce

Re: Evolution from apes? bahá'í teachings

2009-10-01 Thread Adib Masumian
The Baha'i Studies Listserv >That's the way I see it as well. As do I; that's what I was trying to express in my reply. On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Susan Maneck wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > > Our bodies have evolved from an ancestor we share with apes. > > > > But we are not our b

Re: Evolution from apes? bahá'í teachings

2009-10-01 Thread Susan Maneck
The Baha'i Studies Listserv > Our bodies have evolved from an ancestor we share with apes. > > But we are not our bodies.  The body is only a house > we live in for a few decades while we learn lessons > in this life.   Our spiritual essence has always been > distinctly human, never animal.  That's

Re: Use of texts

2009-10-01 Thread Iskandar Hai M . D .
The Baha'i Studies Listserv I'm not sure I understand what you are saying. Publications of Baha'i Sacred Writings in their original languages have always been coming out, they are coming out constantly, and they are available online as well for all to see, read, analyze, and s

Re: Evolution from apes? bahá'í teachings

2009-10-01 Thread skg_zuka
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Hi I remember reading in Some Answered Questions that mineral life leads to vegetable life to animal life to human life to heavenly life to the Holy Spirit. That scheme of things has lots in common with evolution. Stephen Kent Gray Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -Ori

Re: Evolution from apes? bahá'í teachings

2009-10-01 Thread Tim Nolan
The Baha'i Studies Listserv Hi Susan, >Can't we let science decide the issue? The physical aspect of evolution is certainly a scientific question, not a religious one. >they say men and apes share a common ancestor. Our bodies have evolved from an ancestor we share with apes. But we are not ou

Re: Use of texts

2009-10-01 Thread David Friedman
The Baha'i Studies Listserv I just thought of something else on this issue. Okay, so what I am told is that the House has said nothing to indicate they mind Baha'is accessing untranslated texts. But I wonder about this. The House clearly has no interest in having Baha'i bookshops sell 'the rest