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From: Ron House <house@usq.edu.au> To: bahai-faith@makelist.com <bahai-faith@makelist.com> Subject: Re: [bahai-faith] This email list Date: Sunday, July 12, 1998 10:58 PM Manley, Timothy/CVO wrote: > > Is this list for discussing the Baha'i Faith -- and the Writings of the > Faith? > > Or is this list for bashing the Baha'i Faith and its followers? > > So far I'm afraid I've seen only the latter -- but, I have only been > signed up for a couple of days....... Well, if the only mainstream newsgroup refuses to accept these kinds of things, there will obviously be a head of steam that has to blow off in the only forum it can get. Unfortunately the Baha'i communities are really loaded with intolerance. I know many, many people who consider themselves sincere, believing Baha'is (unlike a no hoper like me!) who nevertheless don't attend feasts and the like because they find the closed-minded attitudes there just too unbearable and they don't have the confidence to be the only person standing up and saying "look, let's open our minds a bit!" You see, when we join the Faith, we are full of enthusiasm and we meet others who are ditto. But when we have a misgiving, or a criticism, or a complaint, we have it alone; the chances of everyone in the room having the same problem at the same time is low. So if the current state of affairs can't make people with problems feel welcome, they will leave. And then if they find a forum where others are saying the same kinds of things they have felt, they will get involved. It's only human nature. But to me the interesting question is not whether this list is only for bashers, it is: are the accusations being made true? Because if they are, then the mainstream Baha'is have caused the problem in the first place. But remember, here, unlike at SRB, you have as much right and ability to make your views known as anyone else. If the denizens here are way off base, tell us why. -- Ron House house@usq.edu.au Speed bumps are installed in the belief that if a road is unsafe at 50, we should make it unsafe at 30. ---- List Archive: https://www.findmail.com/listsaver/bahai-faith/ To Subscribe: e-mail to bahai-faith-subscribe@makelist.com To Unsubscribe: e-mail to bahai-faith-unsubscribe@makelist.com -- Start Your Own Free Mailing List at https://www.MakeList.com ! Homepage |