ATTENTION Investigators, Journalists, Editors > Be Alert
At the very least, as background, if you're unfamiliar with the Baha'i
Faith,
I recommend you read the two articles below, especially Professor Cole's,
and skim Karen Bacquet's.
It's essential if you're trying to understand the possible role of the
Baha'i Faith in the David Kelly affair that you be on your
guard against the distortions and self-serving misrepresentations
of the fundamentalists who now control the bahai administration:
Professor Juan R. I. Cole, University of Michigan, Dept. History,
"Fundamentalism in the Contemporary U.S. Baha'i Community,"
Religious Studies Review, Vol. 43, no. 3 (March, 2002):195-217:
https://www-personal.umich.edu/~jrcole/bahai/2002/fundbhfn.htm
Karen Bacquet, "Enemies Within: Conflict and Control in the
Baha'i Community." Published in American Family Foundation's
Cultic Studies Journal, Volume 18, pp.109-140:
https://www.angelfire.com/ca3/bigquestions/enemies.html
I then suggest you read "The Baha'i Technique," a collection
of observations, stretching back more than a decade, by baha'is,
ex-bahais, and non-bahais on the techniques used by bahai
fundamentalists to discredit, marginalize, and demonize anyone
with a more liberal or moderate opinion other than the acceptable,
official, fundamentalist view:
https://fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship/technique.htm
Various other documents on my website may be of interest.
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FG
The Bahai Faith & Religious Freedom of Conscience
https://fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship/
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