Given the Bahai threats of lawsuits against me during the
spring
and early summer of 1999 let me say I have never committed
slander
against any individual, Bahai or otherwise, nor against any
Bahai
institution. If anyone has been slandered on talk.religion.bahai,
it is
I by the constant character assassination Bahais have
marshalled
against me since the fall of 1996.
I'd be happy to appear in court and present an American
judge
and jury with the evidence of Bahai lies, deceit, censorship,
and
tyranny over the last decade. I highly doubt any legitimately
established jury would look favorably on what Bahai
fundamentalists
have done to the Walbridges, Juan Cole, Michael McKenny,
Stephen
Scholl, and many, many other, indeed, TENS of THOUSANDS, of
American ex-Bahais....
I'd be happy to appear in an American court and present
the judge
and jury with the many passages from the Bahai Writings in
which
the Figures speak favorably of free speech and conscience,
such as
the following:
"These are effectual and sufficient proofs that the
conscience
of man is sacred and to be respected; and that liberty
thereof
produces widening of ideas, amendment of morals, improvement
of conduct, disclosure of the secrets of the contingent world.
Moreover, if interrogation of conscience, which is one of the
private possessions of the heart and the soul, take place in
this
world, what further recompense remains for man in the court
of
divine justice at the day of general resurrection?
Convictions and
ideas are within the scope of the comprehension of the King
of kings,
not of kings; and soul and conscience are between the fingers
of
control of the Lord of hearts, not of [His] servants."
Abdul-Baha, A Traveler's Narrative, 91.
Only one of the nine tyrants on Mt. Carmel could distort
such
passages to mean the kinds of things they have had the gall
to foist
on American Bahais in their statement this April, which
Professor
Juan Cole has candidly and accurately referred to as an
"outburst
of vehement ignorance."
Outburst.htm
Bahais falsely accuse me of slander. Far from slandering
the UHJ,
I have stood up to Bahai fundamentalists and honestly
spoken my conscience. They are free to call that "slander."
I doubt
any judge or jury in the West would call it such, especially
after
reading the EVIDENCE and reflecting on the enormous
discrepancy
between the sycophantic treatment leaders in government, the
UN,
and the media regularly receive from Bahais who are always
interested in
attempting to exploit their positions of power for one reason
or
another and the reality of abuse of the most basic human
rights now
well documented on Professor Juan Cole's website and on mine.
I trust the American legal system to protect me from such
organizations
and fundamentalist reprobates.
The objective observer will note the Bahai tactic of
resorting to
threats and intimidation instead of engaging in discussion of
the actual
incidents of censorship and oppression, extensively noted in
"The Baha'i Technique."
technique.htm
Such tactics remind me of a comment by Dr. Martin Luther
King in his
Letter from Birmingham Jail:
"You deplore the demonstrations taking place in
Birmingham. But your
statement, I am sorry to say, fails to express a similar
concern for the
conditions that brought about the demonstrations."
Fundamentalist Bahais typify this same mentality. They
rail and threaten
me, and others who dare speak their minds, but express no
concern
whatsoever for the underlying conditions of censorship and
oppression
that have led to distrust and contempt for the UHJ and its
fascist
distortion of Baha'u'llah's Teachings.
Everything I have said is a matter of religious
conscience
protected under the US Constitution. My Bahai membership
card proves it, and a scanned copy of it may be found on my
website. I would be happy to present the original to any
judge
or jury in the land.
"I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal
hostility against
every form of tyranny over the mind of man." --Thomas
Jefferson
--
Patrick Henry
"Give me liberty or give me death."
Visit The Bahai Faith & Religious Freedom of Conscience:
bahai.htm
Saman Ahmadi <perspolis@earthlink.net> wrote in
message
news:376EF2DE.221BD43@earthlink.net...
>
> I have stated that I may sue you - that is singular. I
am not aware
of
> anyone else's attempt. BTW, my suing you is not a threat
- a threat
> is I will do this if you do that. You have already
crossed that line.
> I
> said I would first take it up with Dejanews - Roger
pointed out that
> you were not using Dejanews to post your articles so I
suppose it
> is bigfoot at first.
>
> Now, if it gets to the point that I decide to sue you, I
will offer
> anyone
> who wishes to join in a class-action suit, if that is
legally
possible.
>
> My feet are firmly on the ground - I am not joking or
mincing words.
>
> Saman Ahmadi
>
>
> Patrick Henry wrote:
>
> > Given the recurrent Bahai threats of lawsuits
against me,
> > let me say I have never committed slander.
>
> P.S. Ever heard of the Furman tapes?
>
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