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Please be adivised, Seeker, that Baha'is couldn't care less how he interprets this: not only is he not a Baha'i, but he is in fact a covenant-breaker. We therefore have nothing to do with him or his ideas. I urge you to check Baha'i sources if you'd like to understand the Baha'i take on this...

Actually, the typo isn't all that surprising given that in German, "J" is often pronounced "Y," so that it's a fairly simple Freudian slip to substitute a "J" by mistake! Regards, Bruce

Greetings, Peter! :-) <I was wondering if a Baha'i could point out the differences between the Sufi and the Baha'i Faiths. Well, the first and foremost difference is that Sufis are Muslim and part of Islam, and hence follow the Qur'an; whereas Baha'is, while they recognize and respect both...

Peter, let me pass this on to you; I hope you may find it relevant and helpful! http://bahai-library.com/articles/criminality_punishment.pdf Regards, Bruce

Which simply goes to show that the earlier religions primarily addressed the individual's spiritual growth, whereas beginning with Islam society also became a central topic, a fact arguably even more the case in the Baha'i Faith to the point where it now ranks equal with individual spirituality...

Hi, Peter! Then I refer you back to what I said in post 24 about the interesting fact that in some cases it may well be to the offender's advantage to request such punishment! I'm interested in hearing your thoughts about this. Regards, Bruce

On the contrary, the faiths above had nothing to do with the Baha'i Faith (save that Christianity, alone among those on your list, was one of the precursors of the Faith). Prophecies aside, there is no direct connection between them! Peace, Bruce

Hi again. As to capital punishment, it should be noted that there are more nuances to it than most people realize! In particular, this passage from the Baha'i scriptures is noteworthy: 152. “As to the question regarding the soul of a murderer, and what his punishment would be, the...

Hello, Peter! I believe you're mistaken about this. If you think there are such, kindly state what/where so we can discuss this. Nor am I the least interested in the site you named: not only is it run by an enemy of the Faith whose track record is hardly one of being accurate and reliable...

Greetings, greetings! :-) We agree; very much so! :-) And in fact, the "end of the world" thing is largely a matter of mistranslation! Aside from the eventual expansion of the sun millions of years from now (by which time humanity will doubtless have expanded to other places), the...

Hi, 17th! Then I humbly suggest you don't know many Baha'is (maybe not any). We disagree profoundly because we see this as very much a basic truth of life, and are endeavoring to do all we can to make it happen! We alredy have Baha'i communities in literally every country on earth, and...

No problem, Peter! We've never claimed to be "more moral" than anyone else! Best, :-) Bruce

Hi, Peter! I'm very glad you're happy with what you've found! :-) Baha'is in most countries use a signed declaration card as the means of joining, but as mentioned, not all do. As to rituals, there is none associated with becoming a Baha'i. Indeed, we're specifically discouraged from...

Hi again, Peter! :-) Your comments are most interesting; do keep us posted! You may actually want to meet some Baha'is, BTW. If you phone 800-22-UNITE, in addition to providing free literature, the folks there can tell you where the closest Baha'is are to your area. As to science and...

Greetings, Peter! In fact, we'd view the fact that you started out skeptical about us as an excellent sign! Far better that than some sort of blind acceptance! And we don't argue the "let it flourish" part, of course, but I do want to assure you that you needn't worry about sounding...

Greetings redux! O, would that it did! But tragically, you're extremely mistaken about this, as the history of Baha'u'llah's own family shows: not only His [note the capital, BTW] younger half-brother, but at least one or two brothers of 'Abdu'l-Baha! Sad to say, much of the trouble and...

Hi again! Quote: Originally Posted by BruceDLimber Except, of course, that He had no formal schooling whatever! Peace, Bruce Not in the least, the more so given that I had no idea of your educational experience! Sorry if you misunderstood. Fortunately, there's an easy way to tell...

Some of us are in fact fifth- or sixth-generation Baha'is by now, and in this i'm referring only to Americans, not Persians, who may well go farther back than that! (Not me, BTW; I'm first-generation.) But I've seen no indications whatever that such folks display any sort of elitism! The...

Hi again, Peter! Glad we agree! :-) Hmmm. This one I'm not sure of. If you're saying you've objected to or put down Baha'i scripture, I really don't remember seeing this! So either you really haven't do so in any serious manner, or I completely missed it. It's possible, though...

Except, of course, that He has no formal schooling whatever! Peace, Bruce