From: Kidnykid <kidnykid@aol.comspamfree>
Subject: Re: Baha'i Schools of Thought
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 11:56 PM
>It seems to me that the existence of different schools of thought within the
>Baha'i community is a reality at the present time,
I must share an observation at this point.
One of the things that actually drove me away from the faith is the similarity
of interpretations and viewpoints. Now, I'm not talking about believing that
Baha'u'llah was the Founder or that Shoghi Effendi was the Guardian. I consider
these givens that a Bahai must accept.
However, it seemed to me that people giving lectures on certain topics sounded
almost identical to each other on every single detail - not the essentials, but
every single detail, as if they had to run their oral statements by Wilmette
like a book or magazine article.
I don't like that - I don't want to say what it smacks of but suffice it to say
that it isn't pleasant.
Robin Peters
One casualty - my wits, as in frightened out of.
Leonard McCoy, MD, ship's surgeon, USS Enterprise