The Baha'i Faith & Religious Freedom of Conscience

 

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Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

>

> Dear Friend,

>

> Thank you for your submission to soc.religion.bahai.

>

> I am returningthis to you for editting. I cannot allow the blanket

> statements:



I refuse to edit my post in any way whatsoever. Your role as a moderator is not

to be a fascist and stunt the serious exchange of ideas. Incidentally, "editting"

is spelt with one "t."



>

> > It seems to me the growth of the Faith has been perhaps hopelessly stunted by

> > the Iranian Baha'i influence upon the understanding of its teachings,

> > especially in this regard.

>

> and

>

> > and modest possibilities of human material. One that that such cultures as that

> > of Iran blithely ignore in their futile, primitive, brutal search for perfection

> > and obedience.

>

> to be postedi to the newsgroup. As stated with no supporting information,

> these statements are unfair stereotypes which could cause a lot of heat with

> no new light. :-) Please either strike them or edit them to make them more

> general or backed up by fact.

>

> Thank you for participating,

>

> Dick Detweiler

> rdetweil@primenet.com

> Co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

>

> ================ Begin submitted post =========================

>

> > To: soc-religion-bahai@uunet.uu.net

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> > From: <@moa.net>

> > Newsgroups: soc.religion.bahai

> > Subject: Re: statement of principles part 1

> > Date: Thu, 07 Nov 1996 11:08:44 -0500

> > Organization: Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, U.S.A.

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> > To: karl1971@aol.com

> >

> > karl1971@aol.com wrote:

> >

> > >

> > > Personally, over the years I've been incredibly disillusioned with the Bahai

> > > Community. I was brainwashed to believe it meant a lot of things it

> > > doesn't. To, illustrate, I can still remember going to a youth deepening

> > > when I was 17 and hearing this highly respected fiery lipped ex-radical

> > > ominously railing to us guys about "locker room talk" --- basically in her

> > > war like ways she was trying to instill a sense of shame for thinking

> > > unchaste thoughts ---- which was good in a sense ---- but believe me, the way

> > > she worded herself was absolute condescending nonsense. She cleverly made it

> > > sound like it was a terrible crime to get horny. --- The point being, at the

> > > time, being a na ve kid, I took her way too seriously.

> > >

> >

> > Karl, people are evil and twist and debase every political and religious form to

> > their own purposes. I've witnessed this same kind of thing in the Baha'i Faith

> > many, many times. Who, if they have even a modicum of honesty and perspicacity,

> > hasn't?

> >

> > > As you know, the Bahai Faith doesn't have priests, preachers, or any

> > > individuals who have the responsibility of telling people what to do, unlike

> > > churches. However, from my experience I've discovered associating with

> > > "Bahais" and not expecting them to play the roles of surrogate priests and

> > > surrogate parish to be incredibly wishful and foolish thinking.

> > >

> >

> > Many people are all too willing to ASSUME these roles--through election or

> > otherwise makes little difference. Tainted wine in new vessels.

> >

> > >

> > > Moreover, it is precisely this sense of distrust for people in an

> > > authoritative position such as priests, that in my opinion, strikes a nerve

> > > in America's character. ---- If one needs good tactics for mass enrollments

> > > in the U.S., my suggestion is that we start with those aspects of the Faith

> > > that appeal to those who have good reasons to distrust authority. After all,

> > > isn't this distrust a tradition in this country?

> > >

> >

> > It seems to me the growth of the Faith has been perhaps hopelessly stunted by

> > the Iranian Baha'i influence upon the understanding of its teachings,

> > especially in this regard.

> >

> > > If one needs a reason to see why its so easy for people not to be Bahais, or

> > > for that matter, why it's so easy to disobey the Laws of God, look no further

> > > than members of the influential Bahai Community playing surrogate priests to

> > > those foolish enough to play surrogate parish ----- Which has the inevitable

> > > effect of denying what's a part of life: what's worth respecting, what's

> > > worth being ashamed of, and what's worth forgiving.

> > >

> >

> > You, sir, have an Antinomian mind; you should OBEY!!!!

> >

> > > These roles have this effect because sooner or later a parish will wonder if

> > > the priest is worth putting on a pedestal. As such, it will eventually see

> > > the natural flaws in his character and not take a damn thing he says

> > > seriously. Whereas with independent investigation of truth, which

> > > Baha'u'llah so brilliantly condones, there are no flaws to be disillusioned

> > > with.

> > >

> >

> > In Young Goodman Brown, Hawthorne perceived it long ago: "Evil is the Nature

> > of Mankind." I also recall Ecclessiates: "The heart of the sons of men is

> > full of evil."

> >

> > > If one needs a good subject for a fireside or a deepening, I strongly

> > > recommend we deepen each other on whatever it takes to psychologically break

> > > whatever it is that compels us to play such roles.

> >

> > In Some Answered Questions, Abdul-Baha says of evil, it "continues and endures."

> > Not at all an upbeat modern concept full of psychological hope.

> >

> > >"I have sworn eternal hostility to all forms of Tyranny against the minds

> > >of man." - Thomas Jefferson

> >

> > >Maybe that's why the U.S. is the cradle of the Faith. What other countries

> > >are founded on such principles?

> >

> > You make me think of James Madison in the Federalist Papers: "I never expect

> > to see a perfect thing from imperfect man." An exceedingly Western, Christian,

> > American notion, though all the great religions have a sense of the limitations

> > and modest possibilities of human material. One that that such cultures as that

> > of Iran blithely ignore in their futile, primitive, brutal search for perfection

> > and obedience.

> >

> > FG

> > Rochester, Michigan, USA

> >

>

> ================ End submitted post ===========================



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From: "Richard C. Detweiler" <rdetweil@primenet.com>

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You write:



> > Dear Friend,

> >

> > Thank you for your submission to soc.religion.bahai.

> >

> > I am returningthis to you for editting. I cannot allow the blanket

> > statements:

>

> I refuse to edit my post in any way whatsoever. Your role as a moderator

> is not to be a fascist and stunt the serious exchange of ideas.

> Incidentally, "editting" is spelt with one "t."

>



I am sorry, but as submitted, your post does not meet the charter of the

newsgroup. It contains blanket statements about a group of people when

that statement can not possibly be applied accurately to all in that group.

It is therefore stereotypical and could be offensive to those in that group.

The charter for the newsgroup clearly disallows this type of post.



If you would like to support your contention by clearly identifying it

as your opinion and supplying some facts to support it or qualifying it

in a meaningful way, I would be happy to post your remarks.



Thank you for expressing your concern,



Dick Detweiler,

co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

rdetweil@primenet.com



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From: "Richard C. Detweiler" <rdetweil@primenet.com>

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Subject: Re: Incredibly Disillusioned with the Bahai Community

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Dear Frederick,



Please reformat and delete personal reference to moderators and

blanket attacks against groups and I would be happy to post

your remarks,



Dick Detweiler

co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

rdetweil@primenet.com



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> Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

> >

> > Dear Friend,

> >

> > Thank you for your submission to soc.religion.bahai.

> >

> > I am returningthis to you for editting. [sic] I cannot allow the blanket

> > statements:

> >

> > > It seems to me the growth of the Faith has been perhaps hopelessly stunted by

> > > the Iranian Baha'i influence upon the understanding of its teachings,

> > > especially in this regard.

> >

> > and

> >

> > > and modest possibilities of human material. One that that such cultures as that

> > > of Iran blithely ignore in their futile, primitive, brutal search for perfection

> > > and obedience.

> >

> > to be postedi to the newsgroup. As stated with no supporting information,

> > these statements are unfair stereotypes which could cause a lot of heat with

> > no new light. :-) Please either strike them or edit them to make them more

> > general or backed up by fact.

> >

> > Thank you for participating,

> >

> > Dick Detweiler

> > rdetweil@primenet.com

> > Co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

> >

> > ================ Begin submitted post =========================

> >

> > >

> > > karl1971@aol.com wrote:

> > >

> > > >

> > > > Personally, over the years I've been incredibly disillusioned with the Bahai

> > > > Community. I was brainwashed to believe it meant a lot of things it

> > > > doesn't. To, illustrate, I can still remember going to a youth deepening

> > > > when I was 17 and hearing this highly respected fiery lipped ex-radical

> > > > ominously railing to us guys about "locker room talk" --- basically in her

> > > > war like ways she was trying to instill a sense of shame for thinking

> > > > unchaste thoughts ---- which was good in a sense ---- but believe me, the way

> > > > she worded herself was absolute condescending nonsense. She cleverly made it

> > > > sound like it was a terrible crime to get horny. --- The point being, at the

> > > > time, being a na ve kid, I took her way too seriously.

> > > >

> > >

> > > Karl, people are evil and twist and debase every political and religious form to

> > > their own purposes. I've witnessed this same kind of thing in the Baha'i Faith

> > > many, many times. Who, if they have even a modicum of honesty and perspicacity,

> > > hasn't?

> > >

> > > > As you know, the Bahai Faith doesn't have priests, preachers, or any

> > > > individuals who have the responsibility of telling people what to do, unlike

> > > > churches. However, from my experience I've discovered associating with

> > > > "Bahais" and not expecting them to play the roles of surrogate priests and

> > > > surrogate parish to be incredibly wishful and foolish thinking.

> > > >

> > >

> > > Many people are all too willing to ASSUME these roles--through election or

> > > otherwise makes little difference. Tainted wine in new vessels.

> > >

> > > >

> > > > Moreover, it is precisely this sense of distrust for people in an

> > > > authoritative position such as priests, that in my opinion, strikes a nerve

> > > > in America's character. ---- If one needs good tactics for mass enrollments

> > > > in the U.S., my suggestion is that we start with those aspects of the Faith

> > > > that appeal to those who have good reasons to distrust authority. After all,

> > > > isn't this distrust a tradition in this country?

> > > >

> > >

> > > It seems to me the growth of the Faith has been perhaps hopelessly stunted by

> > > the Iranian Baha'i influence upon the understanding of its teachings,

> > > especially in this regard. [At the insistence of the "moderator," the best recent evidence of
this in my experience is Richard C. Detweiler's censoring of this posting

> the first time I submitted it. As a pre-Reformation, or non-Reformation culture, Iran

> has the typical tendency to disallow the free exchange of opinion. IMHO, this cultural

> predilection is shared by SOME Iranian Baha'is. How could it not be?]

> > >

> > > > If one needs a reason to see why its so easy for people not to be Bahais, or

> > > > for that matter, why it's so easy to disobey the Laws of God, look no further

> > > > than members of the influential Bahai Community playing surrogate priests to

> > > > those foolish enough to play surrogate parish ----- Which has the inevitable

> > > > effect of denying what's a part of life: what's worth respecting, what's

> > > > worth being ashamed of, and what's worth forgiving.

> > > >

> > >

> > > You, sir, have an Antinomian mind; you should OBEY!!!!

> > >

> > > > These roles have this effect because sooner or later a parish will wonder if

> > > > the priest is worth putting on a pedestal. As such, it will eventually see

> > > > the natural flaws in his character and not take a damn thing he says

> > > > seriously. Whereas with independent investigation of truth, which

> > > > Baha'u'llah so brilliantly condones, there are no flaws to be disillusioned

> > > > with.

> > > >

> > >

> > > In Young Goodman Brown, Hawthorne perceived it long ago: "Evil is the Nature

> > > of Mankind." I also recall Ecclessiates: "The heart of the sons of men is

> > > full of evil."

> > >

> > > > If one needs a good subject for a fireside or a deepening, I strongly

> > > > recommend we deepen each other on whatever it takes to psychologically break

> > > > whatever it is that compels us to play such roles.

> > >

> > > In Some Answered Questions, Abdul-Baha says of evil, it "continues and endures."

> > > Not at all an upbeat modern concept full of psychological hope.

> > >

> > > >"I have sworn eternal hostility to all forms of Tyranny against the minds

> > > >of man." - Thomas Jefferson

> > >

> > > >Maybe that's why the U.S. is the cradle of the Faith. What other countries

> > > >are founded on such principles?

> > >

> > > You make me think of James Madison in the Federalist Papers: "I never expect

> > > to see a perfect thing from imperfect man." An exceedingly Western, Christian,

> > > American notion, though all the great religions have a sense of the limitations

> > > and modest possibilities of human material. One that such cultures as that

> > > of Iran blithely ignore in their futile, primitive, brutal search for perfection

> > > and obedience. [Once again forced by the CENSOR, I apparently need to point outthat
Iran (Baha'u'llah seems to have noticed this), as a culture, doesn't exactly

> value the free exchange of ideas.]

> > >

> > > FG

> > > Rochester, Michigan, USA

> > >

>





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Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

>

> Dear Frederick,

>

> Please reformat and delete personal reference to moderators and

> blanket attacks against groups and I would be happy to post

> your remarks,

>

> Dick Detweiler

> co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

> rdetweil@primenet.com



Dear Richard:



Let me make sure I understand this: Moderators, like Hitler and other fascists, are

above all criticism. The Kitab-i-Oppression says so.



I spelled out "SOME" though I believe the context, as well as reason, implies it.











>

> > Date: Sat, 09 Nov 1996 07:58:27 -0500

> > From: <@moa.net>

> > Organization:

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> > To: "Richard C. Detweiler" <rdetweil@primenet.com>

> > Subject: Re: Incredibly Disillusioned with the Bahai Community

> > References: <199611071911.MAA13396@primenet.com>

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> > Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

> > >

> > > Dear Friend,

> > >

> > > Thank you for your submission to soc.religion.bahai.

> > >

> > > I am returningthis to you for editting. [sic] I cannot allow the blanket

> > > statements:

> > >

> > > > It seems to me the growth of the Faith has been perhaps hopelessly stunted by

> > > > the Iranian Baha'i influence upon the understanding of its teachings,

> > > > especially in this regard.

> > >

> > > and

> > >

> > > > and modest possibilities of human material. One that that such cultures as that

> > > > of Iran blithely ignore in their futile, primitive, brutal search for perfection

> > > > and obedience.

> > >

> > > to be postedi to the newsgroup. As stated with no supporting information,

> > > these statements are unfair stereotypes which could cause a lot of heat with

> > > no new light. :-) Please either strike them or edit them to make them more

> > > general or backed up by fact.

> > >

> > > Thank you for participating,

> > >

> > > Dick Detweiler

> > > rdetweil@primenet.com

> > > Co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

> > >

> > > ================ Begin submitted post =========================

> > >

> > > >

> > > > karl1971@aol.com wrote:

> > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > Personally, over the years I've been incredibly disillusioned with the Bahai

> > > > > Community. I was brainwashed to believe it meant a lot of things it

> > > > > doesn't. To, illustrate, I can still remember going to a youth deepening

> > > > > when I was 17 and hearing this highly respected fiery lipped ex-radical

> > > > > ominously railing to us guys about "locker room talk" --- basically in her

> > > > > war like ways she was trying to instill a sense of shame for thinking

> > > > > unchaste thoughts ---- which was good in a sense ---- but believe me, the way

> > > > > she worded herself was absolute condescending nonsense. She cleverly made it

> > > > > sound like it was a terrible crime to get horny. --- The point being, at the

> > > > > time, being a na ve kid, I took her way too seriously.

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > > Karl, people are evil and twist and debase every political and religious form to

> > > > their own purposes. I've witnessed this same kind of thing in the Baha'i Faith

> > > > many, many times. Who, if they have even a modicum of honesty and perspicacity,

> > > > hasn't?

> > > >

> > > > > As you know, the Bahai Faith doesn't have priests, preachers, or any

> > > > > individuals who have the responsibility of telling people what to do, unlike

> > > > > churches. However, from my experience I've discovered associating with

> > > > > "Bahais" and not expecting them to play the roles of surrogate priests and

> > > > > surrogate parish to be incredibly wishful and foolish thinking.

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > > Many people are all too willing to ASSUME these roles--through election or

> > > > otherwise makes little difference. Tainted wine in new vessels.

> > > >

> > > > >

> > > > > Moreover, it is precisely this sense of distrust for people in an

> > > > > authoritative position such as priests, that in my opinion, strikes a nerve

> > > > > in America's character. ---- If one needs good tactics for mass enrollments

> > > > > in the U.S., my suggestion is that we start with those aspects of the Faith

> > > > > that appeal to those who have good reasons to distrust authority. After all,

> > > > > isn't this distrust a tradition in this country?

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > > It seems to me the growth of the Faith has been perhaps hopelessly stunted by

> > > > the Iranian Baha'i influence upon the understanding of its teachings,

> > > > especially in this regard. [At the insistence of the "moderator," the best recent evidence
of this in my experience is Richard C. Detweiler's censoring

> > the first time I submitted it. As a pre-Reformation, or non-Reformation culture, Iran

> > has the typical tendency to disallow the free exchange of opinion. IMHO, this cultural

> > predilection is shared by SOME Iranian Baha'is. How could it not be?]

> > > >

> > > > > If one needs a reason to see why its so easy for people not to be Bahais, or

> > > > > for that matter, why it's so easy to disobey the Laws of God, look no further

> > > > > than members of the influential Bahai Community playing surrogate priests to

> > > > > those foolish enough to play surrogate parish ----- Which has the inevitable

> > > > > effect of denying what's a part of life: what's worth respecting, what's

> > > > > worth being ashamed of, and what's worth forgiving.

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > > You, sir, have an Antinomian mind; you should OBEY!!!!

> > > >

> > > > > These roles have this effect because sooner or later a parish will wonder if

> > > > > the priest is worth putting on a pedestal. As such, it will eventually see

> > > > > the natural flaws in his character and not take a damn thing he says

> > > > > seriously. Whereas with independent investigation of truth, which

> > > > > Baha'u'llah so brilliantly condones, there are no flaws to be disillusioned

> > > > > with.

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > > In Young Goodman Brown, Hawthorne perceived it long ago: "Evil is the Nature

> > > > of Mankind." I also recall Ecclessiates: "The heart of the sons of men is

> > > > full of evil."

> > > >

> > > > > If one needs a good subject for a fireside or a deepening, I strongly

> > > > > recommend we deepen each other on whatever it takes to psychologically break

> > > > > whatever it is that compels us to play such roles.

> > > >

> > > > In Some Answered Questions, Abdul-Baha says of evil, it "continues and endures."

> > > > Not at all an upbeat modern concept full of psychological hope.

> > > >

> > > > >"I have sworn eternal hostility to all forms of Tyranny against the minds

> > > > >of man." - Thomas Jefferson

> > > >

> > > > >Maybe that's why the U.S. is the cradle of the Faith. What other countries

> > > > >are founded on such principles?

> > > >

> > > > You make me think of James Madison in the Federalist Papers: "I never expect

> > > > to see a perfect thing from imperfect man." An exceedingly Western, Christian,

> > > > American notion, though all the great religions have a sense of the limitations

> > > > and modest possibilities of human material. One that such cultures as that

> > > > of Iran blithely ignore in their futile, primitive, brutal search for perfection

> > > > and obedience. [Once again forced by the CENSOR, I apparently need to point outthat
Iran (Baha'u'llah seems to have noticed this), as a culture, doesn't

> > value the free exchange of ideas.]

> > > >

> > > > FG

> > > > Rochester, Michigan, USA

> > > >

> >



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Dear Frederick,



I am sorry if you have a problem with moderated newsgroups. But if

you would like to take part in the discussion on this groups, you need

to make sure your submittals meet the charter of the group. I am

enclosing a copy of it for your reference. Please keep it in mind

while reviewing the post in question and my comments. Again, when

it is free of personal attacks and negative comments about a whole

group of people which could find them offensive, I would be happy

to post it. My reformatting request had to do with getting rid of

the '>'s that have build up over the course of our exchange.



Let me also reiterate that negative comments about the Faith are fine

on the newsgroup as long as they meet the charter. If you would like

to make a point that Iranian culture tends towards orthodoxy and that

that may impact the way some individuals act, that's alright. Just

make sure the comments meet the charter. If you want to say Baha'is

are a bunch of uptight, repressed, narrow-minded, religiously-conned,

non-intellectual, misguided saps, just make sure you say it with a

smile on your face, OK?



And one more thing, fascists like me like honey a lot better than

vinegar. If you take my meaning...



Your jack-booted, brown-shirted moderator friend,



Dick Detweiler

co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

rdetweil@primenet.com





CHARTER FOR THE SOC.RELIGION.BAHAI NEWSGROUP

==============================================





PURPOSE



The newsgroup will act as a non-threatening forum for discussing and

sharing information about the tenets, history, and texts of the Baha'i

Faith. Prior to its formation there was a good amount of traffic on

this topic in other newsgroups; this group provides a "single point of

contact" for such discussion.



Examples of posts that fall within the group's scope are:



* The Baha'i Faith's relation to other religions

* Relevance of Baha'i principles to current world events/problems

* Analysis of particular scriptural passages or themes

* General Q & A





MODERATOR POLICIES



o The newsgroup will be subject to standards of Baha'i consultation, a

decision-making process whose salient features include frank yet

respectful statement of views and the concerted, open-minded search

for truth. In practice, the moderators will reject personal attacks

(flames) directed at individual posters, similarly inflammatory

attacks directed at religious institutions, and articles which use

offensive language. These guidelines are intended to regulate only

the tone of the discussions, and not their contents.



o The moderators will weigh the guidance available from the Baha'i

Institutions such as the Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual

Assemblies, Continental Counselors, and Auxiliary Board members in

determining the appropriateness of postings to the newsgroup.



o To avoid confusion, articles should not contain unpublished,

unauthorized translations of Baha'i texts. Instead, authors should

paraphrase untranslated materials. A good model can be found in Adib

Taherzadeh's 4-volume work, "The Revelation of Baha'u'llah."



o Posts which argue for or promote a succession of authority

outside the Covenant of Baha'u'llah will not be posted. This

does NOT preclude posts which ask about, explain or elucidate

the Covenant of Baha'u'llah.



o Repetitive postings (such as multiple responses to one request for a

book reference) may also be rejected.



o The moderators will not intentionally accept posts from individuals who

can not be reached by email. Note that this policy does not preclude

anonymous mailers, but a back-channel must exist.



o Any rejected article will be returned to the sender with an explanation.

The moderators may also, when it appears helpful, insert clarifying

remarks in posts, with the intent of maintaining a good signal/noise

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Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

>

> Dear Frederick,

>

> I am sorry if you have a problem with moderated newsgroups.



"Problem" is a derogatory characterization of my position. What I

disaprove of is CENSORED newsgroups. In my last posting, I apparently

hurt your feelings.



But if

> you would like to take part in the discussion on this groups, you need

> to make sure your submittals meet the charter of the group. I am

> enclosing a copy of it for your reference. Please keep it in mind

> while reviewing the post in question and my comments. Again, when

> it is free of personal attacks [you?]

and negative comments about a whole

> group of people which could find them offensive,



[I qualified the obvious, i.e., what ought to go without saying.]



I would be happy

> to post it. My reformatting request had to do with getting rid of

> the '>'s that have build up over the course of our exchange.



I'm resending it then.



>

> Let me also reiterate that negative comments about the Faith are fine

> on the newsgroup as long as they meet the charter. If you would like

> to make a point that Iranian culture tends towards orthodoxy and that

> that may impact the way some individuals act, that's alright. [sic] Just

> make sure the comments meet the charter.



[And God has enlightened you to make the decision?]



If you want to say Baha'is

> are a bunch of uptight, repressed, narrow-minded, religiously-conned,

> non-intellectual, misguided saps, just make sure you say it with a

> smile on your face, OK?



This, Richard, is a generalization, one apparently you find permissible.

I, however, will grant you what you refuse to grant me: The statement of

an opinion without endless, absurd qualifications, IMHOs, etc.



>

> And one more thing, fascists like me like honey a lot better than

> vinegar. If you take my meaning...

>



You're abusing your power. All fascists do/did. Threats stultify the

exchange of ideas as much as censorship.





> Your jack-booted, brown-shirted moderator friend,



You're trying to turn into a joke a very serious issue.



>

> Dick Detweiler

> co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

> rdetweil@primenet.com

>

> CHARTER FOR THE SOC.RELIGION.BAHAI NEWSGROUP

> ==============================================



I don't disagree with any of this nor did my original post.



>

>

> PURPOSE

>

> The newsgroup will act as a non-threatening forum for discussing and

> sharing information about the tenets, history, and texts of the Baha'i

> Faith. Prior to its formation there was a good amount of traffic on

> this topic in other newsgroups; this group provides a "single point of

> contact" for such discussion.

>

> Examples of posts that fall within the group's scope are:

>

> * The Baha'i Faith's relation to other religions

> * Relevance of Baha'i principles to current world events/problems

> * Analysis of particular scriptural passages or themes

> * General Q & A

>

>

> MODERATOR POLICIES

>

> o The newsgroup will be subject to standards of Baha'i consultation, a

> decision-making process whose salient features include frank yet

> respectful statement of views and the concerted, open-minded search

> for truth. In practice, the moderators will reject personal attacks

> (flames) directed at individual posters, similarly inflammatory

> attacks directed at religious institutions, and articles which use

> offensive language. These guidelines are intended to regulate only

> the tone of the discussions, and not their contents.

>

> o The moderators will weigh the guidance available from the Baha'i

> Institutions such as the Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual

> Assemblies, Continental Counselors, and Auxiliary Board members in

> determining the appropriateness of postings to the newsgroup.

>

> o To avoid confusion, articles should not contain unpublished,

> unauthorized translations of Baha'i texts. Instead, authors should

> paraphrase untranslated materials. A good model can be found in Adib

> Taherzadeh's 4-volume work, "The Revelation of Baha'u'llah."

>

> o Posts which argue for or promote a succession of authority

> outside the Covenant of Baha'u'llah will not be posted. This

> does NOT preclude posts which ask about, explain or elucidate

> the Covenant of Baha'u'llah.

>

> o Repetitive postings (such as multiple responses to one request for a

> book reference) may also be rejected.

>

> o The moderators will not intentionally accept posts from individuals who

> can not be reached by email. Note that this policy does not preclude

> anonymous mailers, but a back-channel must exist.

>

> o Any rejected article will be returned to the sender with an explanation.

> The moderators may also, when it appears helpful, insert clarifying

> remarks in posts, with the intent of maintaining a good signal/noise

> ratio.



--

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Subject: Re: Incredibly Disillusioned with the Bahai Community

To: @moa.net (FG)

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Dear Frederick,



The following comments - as personal attacks which have no place on

this newsgroup - need to be removed before this will be submitted to

the newsgroup:



> especially in this regard. [At the insistence of the "moderator," the best recent

> evidence of this in my experience is the censoring of this posting

> the first time I submitted it. As a pre-Reformation, or non-Reformation culture, Iran

> has the typical tendency to disallow the free exchange of opinion. IMHO, this cultural

> predilection is shared by SOME Iranian Baha'is. How could it not be?]



and



> [Once again forced by the CENSOR, I apparently need to point outthat

> Iran (Baha'u'llah seems to have noticed this), as a culture, does not

> value the free exchange of ideas.]



Strike these and incorporate your parenthetical comments into the main body

of your post and I would be happy to post this to the newsgroup.



Dick Detweiler

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rdetweil@primenet.com





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> karl1971@aol.com wrote:

>

>

> >Personally, over the years I've been incredibly disillusioned with the Bahai

> >Community. I was brainwashed to believe it meant a lot of things it

> >doesn't. To, illustrate, I can still remember going to a youth deepening

> >when I was 17 and hearing this highly respected fiery lipped ex-radical

> >ominously railing to us guys about "locker room talk" --- basically in her

> >war like ways she was trying to instill a sense of shame for thinking

> >unchaste thoughts ---- which was good in a sense ---- but believe me, the way

> >she worded herself was absolute condescending nonsense. She cleverly made it

> >sound like it was a terrible crime to get horny. --- The point being, at the

> >time, being a na ve kid, I took her way too seriously.

>

> Karl, people are evil and twist and debase every political and religious form to

> their own purposes. I've witnessed this same kind of thing in the Baha'i Faith

> many, many times. Who, if they have even a modicum of honesty and perspicacity,

> hasn't?

>

> >As you know, the Bahai Faith doesn't have priests, preachers, or any

> >individuals who have the responsibility of telling people what to do, unlike

> >churches. However, from my experience I've discovered associating with

> >"Bahais" and not expecting them to play the roles of surrogate priests and

> > surrogate parish to be incredibly wishful and foolish thinking.

>

>

> Many people are all too willing to ASSUME these roles--through election or

> otherwise makes little difference. Tainted wine in new vessels.

>

> >Moreover, it is precisely this sense of distrust for people in an

> >authoritative position such as priests, that in my opinion, strikes a nerve

> > in America's character. ---- If one needs good tactics for mass enrollments

> > in the U.S., my suggestion is that we start with those aspects of the Faith

> > that appeal to those who have good reasons to distrust authority. After all,

> > isn't this distrust a tradition in this country?

>

> It seems to me the growth of the Faith has been perhaps hopelessly stunted by

> the Iranian Baha'i influence [SOME] upon the understanding of its teachings,

> especially in this regard. [At the insistence of the "moderator," the best recent

> evidence of this in my experience is the censoring of this posting

> the first time I submitted it. As a pre-Reformation, or non-Reformation culture, Iran

> has the typical tendency to disallow the free exchange of opinion. IMHO, this cultural

> predilection is shared by SOME Iranian Baha'is. How could it not be?]

>

> >If one needs a reason to see why its so easy for people not to be Bahais, or

> >for that matter, why it's so easy to disobey the Laws of God, look no further

> >than members of the influential Bahai Community playing surrogate priests to

> >those foolish enough to play surrogate parish ----- Which has the inevitable

> >effect of denying what's a part of life: what's worth respecting, what's

> >worth being ashamed of, and what's worth forgiving.

>

> You, sir, have an Antinomian mind; you should OBEY!!!!

>

> > These roles have this effect because sooner or later a parish will wonder if

> > the priest is worth putting on a pedestal. As such, it will eventually see

> > the natural flaws in his character and not take a damn thing he says

> > seriously. Whereas with independent investigation of truth, which

> > Baha'u'llah so brilliantly condones, there are no flaws to be disillusioned

> > with.

>

> In Young Goodman Brown, Hawthorne perceived it long ago: "Evil is the Nature

> of Mankind." I also recall Ecclessiates: "The heart of the sons of men is

> full of evil."

>

> > If one needs a good subject for a fireside or a deepening, I strongly

> > recommend we deepen each other on whatever it takes to psychologically break

> > whatever it is that compels us to play such roles.

>

> In Some Answered Questions, Abdul-Baha says of evil, it "continues and endures."

> Not at all an upbeat modern concept full of psychological hope.

>

> >"I have sworn eternal hostility to all forms of Tyranny against the minds

> >of man." - Thomas Jefferson

>

> >Maybe that's why the U.S. is the cradle of the Faith. What other countries

> >are founded on such principles?

>

> You make me think of James Madison in the Federalist Papers: "I never expect

> to see a perfect thing from imperfect man." An exceedingly Western, Christian,

> American notion, though all the great religions have a sense of the limitations

> and modest possibilities of human material. One that such cultures as that

> of Iran blithely ignore in their futile, primitive, brutal search for perfection

> and obedience. [Once again forced by the CENSOR, I apparently need to point outthat

> Iran (Baha'u'llah seems to have noticed this), as a culture, does not

> value the free exchange of ideas.]

>

> --

> FG

> Rochester, Michigan USA

>



> From: FG <@moa.net>

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> karl1971@aol.com wrote:

>

>

> >Personally, over the years I've been incredibly disillusioned with the Bahai

> >Community. I was brainwashed to believe it meant a lot of things it

> >doesn't. To, illustrate, I can still remember going to a youth deepening

> >when I was 17 and hearing this highly respected fiery lipped ex-radical

> >ominously railing to us guys about "locker room talk" --- basically in her

> >war like ways she was trying to instill a sense of shame for thinking

> >unchaste thoughts ---- which was good in a sense ---- but believe me, the way

> >she worded herself was absolute condescending nonsense. She cleverly made it

> >sound like it was a terrible crime to get horny. --- The point being, at the

> >time, being a na ve kid, I took her way too seriously.

>

> Karl, people are evil and twist and debase every political and religious form to

> their own purposes. I've witnessed this same kind of thing in the Baha'i Faith

> many, many times. Who, if they have even a modicum of honesty and perspicacity,

> hasn't?

>

> >As you know, the Bahai Faith doesn't have priests, preachers, or any

> >individuals who have the responsibility of telling people what to do, unlike

> >churches. However, from my experience I've discovered associating with

> >"Bahais" and not expecting them to play the roles of surrogate priests and

> > surrogate parish to be incredibly wishful and foolish thinking.

>

>

> Many people are all too willing to ASSUME these roles--through election or

> otherwise makes little difference. Tainted wine in new vessels.

>

> >Moreover, it is precisely this sense of distrust for people in an

> >authoritative position such as priests, that in my opinion, strikes a nerve

> > in America's character. ---- If one needs good tactics for mass enrollments

> > in the U.S., my suggestion is that we start with those aspects of the Faith

> > that appeal to those who have good reasons to distrust authority. After all,

> > isn't this distrust a tradition in this country?

>

> It seems to me the growth of the Faith has been perhaps hopelessly stunted by

> the Iranian Baha'i influence [SOME] upon the understanding of its teachings,

> especially in this regard. [At the insistence of the "moderator," the best recent

> evidence of this in my experience is the censoring of this posting

> the first time I submitted it. As a pre-Reformation, or non-Reformation culture, Iran

> has the typical tendency to disallow the free exchange of opinion. IMHO, this cultural

> predilection is shared by SOME Iranian Baha'is. How could it not be?]

>

> >If one needs a reason to see why its so easy for people not to be Bahais, or

> >for that matter, why it's so easy to disobey the Laws of God, look no further

> >than members of the influential Bahai Community playing surrogate priests to

> >those foolish enough to play surrogate parish ----- Which has the inevitable

> >effect of denying what's a part of life: what's worth respecting, what's

> >worth being ashamed of, and what's worth forgiving.

>

> You, sir, have an Antinomian mind; you should OBEY!!!!

>

> > These roles have this effect because sooner or later a parish will wonder if

> > the priest is worth putting on a pedestal. As such, it will eventually see

> > the natural flaws in his character and not take a damn thing he says

> > seriously. Whereas with independent investigation of truth, which

> > Baha'u'llah so brilliantly condones, there are no flaws to be disillusioned

> > with.

>

> In Young Goodman Brown, Hawthorne perceived it long ago: "Evil is the Nature

> of Mankind." I also recall Ecclessiates: "The heart of the sons of men is

> full of evil."

>

> > If one needs a good subject for a fireside or a deepening, I strongly

> > recommend we deepen each other on whatever it takes to psychologically break

> > whatever it is that compels us to play such roles.

>

> In Some Answered Questions, Abdul-Baha says of evil, it "continues and endures."

> Not at all an upbeat modern concept full of psychological hope.

>

> >"I have sworn eternal hostility to all forms of Tyranny against the minds

> >of man." - Thomas Jefferson

>

> >Maybe that's why the U.S. is the cradle of the Faith. What other countries

> >are founded on such principles?

>

> You make me think of James Madison in the Federalist Papers: "I never expect

> to see a perfect thing from imperfect man." An exceedingly Western, Christian,

> American notion, though all the great religions have a sense of the limitations

> and modest possibilities of human material. One that such cultures as that

> of Iran blithely ignore in their futile, primitive, brutal search for perfection

> and obedience. [Once again forced by the CENSOR, I apparently need to point outthat

> Iran (Baha'u'llah seems to have noticed this), as a culture, does not

> value the free exchange of ideas.]

>

> --

> FG

> Rochester, Michigan USA

>





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Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

>

> Dear Frederick,

>

> The following comments - as personal attacks which have no place on

> this newsgroup - need to be removed before this will be submitted to

> the newsgroup:

>



These do not constitute personal attacks but exposures of your undue interference

in the content on my postings. I can understand you would prefer no one else

should know about the issue. In my opinion, you're violating my constitutional

freedom as an American citizen and my privilege as a Baha'i to express my

conscience candidly. In both of these passages, I am taking issue with the

heavy-handed editorial practice that you seem to believe is justifiable. I trust

the spark of truth enough to manifest itself to allow others to speak their minds.

That, to me, is a Baha'i principle, sorely neglected in your handling of my post.

I believe it is legitimate use of the newsgroup to discuss the moderators'

procedures for manipulating discussion.





> > especially in this regard. [At the insistence of the "moderator," the best recent

> > evidence of this in my experience is the censoring of this posting

> > the first time I submitted it. As a pre-Reformation, or non-Reformation culture, Iran

> > has the typical tendency to disallow the free exchange of opinion. IMHO, this cultural

> > predilection is shared by SOME Iranian Baha'is. How could it not be?]

>

> and

>

> > [Once again forced by the CENSOR, I apparently need to point outthat

> > Iran (Baha'u'llah seems to have noticed this), as a culture, does not

> > value the free exchange of ideas.]

>

> Strike these and incorporate your parenthetical comments into the main body

> of your post and I would be happy to post this to the newsgroup.

>



Your request to strike these is so as not to draw attention to your flawed

handling of my posting. You're now merely trying to protect yourself from

the possible censure you have earned. I'm not out to get YOU. Don't get

paranoid. It's policy that permits ANY moderator to do what you have that

concerns me. I believe that policy, in context, is worthy of discussion,

indeed, essential.



Your request to include my parenthetical comments constitutes another request

to obscure further the real issue. Your attempt to protect yourself at the

cost of silencing me.





> Dick Detweiler

> co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

> rdetweil@primenet.com

>



--

FG

Rochester, Michigan USA





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Frederick,



The policy of this newsgroup is not to allow offensive material. Your

post contains two instances where you make blanket statements about

Iranians which many could view as prejudgemental and offensive. You

have also insisted on including attacks on the moderator, these are

not allowed as they are attacks on an individual. These comments must

be tempered - moderated if you will. The purpose of this group is to

share ideas and the moderators work to make sure that ideas and not

people are the focus of discussion.



I am sorry but that is all there is to it. I have handed off moderation

duty to the next moderator in the cycle as Sunday was my last day.

Please direct any further comments to the address srb-mods@bcca.org.



If you have problems with these policies as a Baha'i, I suggest you

take it up with a Local Spiritual Assembly or Auxiliary Board member

as well.



Thanks again for expressing your concerns,



Dick Detweiler

co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai



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> Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

> >

> > Dear Frederick,

> >

> > The following comments - as personal attacks which have no place on

> > this newsgroup - need to be removed before this will be submitted to

> > the newsgroup:

> >

>

> These do not constitute personal attacks but exposures of your undue interference

> in the content on my postings. I can understand you would prefer no one else

> should know about the issue. In my opinion, you're violating my constitutional

> freedom as an American citizen and my privilege as a Baha'i to express my

> conscience candidly. In both of these passages, I am taking issue with the

> heavy-handed editorial practice that you seem to believe is justifiable. I trust

> the spark of truth enough to manifest itself to allow others to speak their minds.

> That, to me, is a Baha'i principle, sorely neglected in your handling of my post.

> I believe it is legitimate use of the newsgroup to discuss the moderators'

> procedures for manipulating discussion.

>

>

> > > especially in this regard. [At the insistence of the "moderator," the best recent

> > > evidence of this in my experience is the censoring of this posting

> > > the first time I submitted it. As a pre-Reformation, or non-Reformation culture, Iran

> > > has the typical tendency to disallow the free exchange of opinion. IMHO, this cultural

> > > predilection is shared by SOME Iranian Baha'is. How could it not be?]

> >

> > and

> >

> > > [Once again forced by the CENSOR, I apparently need to point outthat

> > > Iran (Baha'u'llah seems to have noticed this), as a culture, does not

> > > value the free exchange of ideas.]

> >

> > Strike these and incorporate your parenthetical comments into the main body

> > of your post and I would be happy to post this to the newsgroup.

> >

>

> Your request to strike these is so as not to draw attention to your flawed

> handling of my posting. You're now merely trying to protect yourself from

> the possible censure you have earned. I'm not out to get YOU. Don't get

> paranoid. It's policy that permits ANY moderator to do what you have that

> concerns me. I believe that policy, in context, is worthy of discussion,

> indeed, essential.

>

> Your request to include my parenthetical comments constitutes another request

> to obscure further the real issue. Your attempt to protect yourself at the

> cost of silencing me.

>

>

> > Dick Detweiler

> > co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

> > rdetweil@primenet.com

> >

>

> --

> FG

> Rochester, Michigan USA

>





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Dear John, (and copied to Frederick)



I have already asked Frederick to decrease the quote in the message

he sent to the newsgroup and to which you are replying. Could we,

perhaps let you two continue this in private email, or perhaps you

both would like to prepare new summeries of your positions for the

newsgroup? These messages with their extremely lenthy quoted

context violate the signal-to-noise ratio that the newsgroup

generally strives for.



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Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1996 11:18:02 -0600 (CST)

From: John Haukness <haukness@tenet.edu>

To: FG <@moa.net>

Cc: soc-religion-bahai@uunet.uu.net

Subject: Re: Reviewing and Freedom of Speech and Thought







On Sun, 10 Nov 1996, FG wrote:



> John Haukness wrote:

> >

> > Dear Friends: One can see me as anti-whatever they want. The writings of

> > the Guardian make it clear to me that the american separation of Church

> > and state is based on fear and will fade away.

>

> It's based on fear of the harsh realities of historical experience--often

> bloody. The Guardian is more nuanced.



And now we live in the Day that will not be followed by nite! Also, we

as much historical episodes of bood baths as a result of secular

behaviors so do you want also to separate the secular from the

secular based on using the same logic? have> > As far as equating

> > Religion and state as one, being common anti intellectual sentiment, I am

> > familiar with a long list of Baha'i's arguing this, many who have

> > published far more than I have- I wish people would start studying Shoghi

> > Effendi with an open mind, and Abdul Baha's statements on education.

> >

> > Of course my friends William and John Hatcher have put this issue to

> > rest, safe ground, as with their publishing record, it is hard to call

> > them anti-intellectual. From Shoghi Effendi: "As the Baha'i

> > Administrative Order rapidly expands throughout the world it behooves

> > everyone associated with it to familiarize himself with its principles

> > to understand its import and to put its precepts into practice. The

> > divinely ordained institutions of the Local Spriityal Assembly operates

> > at the first levels of human society and is the basic administrative unit

> > of Bahaullah's World Order." So how are you going to separate religion

> > from Bahaullah's World Order, an Order, Bahaullah has placed the state in?

> >

>

> I made no such suggestion.

> The suggestion of your post was that Western secularism's separation

of church and state was good, I assummed you were applying that it still

is necessary.







> Well, John, you sure know how to ignore unpleasant facts and dispense with

> 400 years of religious and social history triumphantly.

> As I have said, there is no conclusive evidence that the separation of

church and state have provided the security you are attributing, for

the>past 400 years there are as many wars, forced famines and the like

among church against church and state against state, Likewise being

ignored are all the successful ventures of cooperation the past 400

years of religion and state; but regardless, that was then and now

is now. What stikes me, is that with keen insight, (I would shure like

to hear from the readers who already have noticed the following) one

can begin to see the faint glimmers, that secular society and religious

society are beginning to come upon, what the Hatcher's so elequantly

wrote about, that religion is inseparable from science, they are married

interwoven in the foundation. (I am not saying there are not appropriate

manmade separations, in man's need for efficiency and specialization

one needs to make artificial separations all the time, but if you look

at Shoghi Effendi's writings on the Assemblies and Houses of Justice,

and Abdul Baha's on schools, you can clearly see, that at the foundation

level, religion and state are complimentary, and that the Local House of

Justice, and Baha'i School are the foundation institutions of the New

World Order state.

All the best! > >

> > > Your post seems to me to be ladened with the anti-intellectualism that

> > > has become characteristic of the thinking of many Baha'is. Your

> > > conclusions don't appear to me to be supported by the Baha'i Writings.

> > >

> > > Given modern religious history, since the 1600s really, Western

> > > secularism has quite rightly that the separation of religion from

> > > the state is in everyone's best interest.

> > >

> > > The Baha'i Faith has yet sufficiently to prove otherwise.

> > >

>



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Dear Rick: After reviewing my message I find my tone and objectivity, is

quite more temperate and reserved than many other posts. I find

soc.religion's moderating policy to lean towards the left ideology.



On Sun, 10 Nov 1996, Rick Boatright wrote:



> Dear John, (and copied to Frederick)

>

> I have already asked Frederick to decrease the quote in the message

> he sent to the newsgroup and to which you are replying. Could we,

> perhaps let you two continue this in private email, or perhaps you

> both would like to prepare new summeries of your positions for the

> newsgroup? These messages with their extremely lenthy quoted

> context violate the signal-to-noise ratio that the newsgroup

> generally strives for.

>

> Rick Boatright

> co-moderator

> soc.religion.bahai

>

>

> Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1996 11:18:02 -0600 (CST)

> From: John Haukness <haukness@tenet.edu>

> To: FG <@moa.net>

> Cc: soc-religion-bahai@uunet.uu.net

> Subject: Re: Reviewing and Freedom of Speech and Thought

>

>

>

> On Sun, 10 Nov 1996, FG wrote:

>

> > John Haukness wrote:

> > >

> > > Dear Friends: One can see me as anti-whatever they want. The writings of

> > > the Guardian make it clear to me that the american separation of Church

> > > and state is based on fear and will fade away.

> >

> > It's based on fear of the harsh realities of historical experience--often

> > bloody. The Guardian is more nuanced.

>

> And now we live in the Day that will not be followed by nite! Also, we

> as much historical episodes of bood baths as a result of secular

> behaviors so do you want also to separate the secular from the

> secular based on using the same logic? have> > As far as equating

> > > Religion and state as one, being common anti intellectual sentiment, I am

> > > familiar with a long list of Baha'i's arguing this, many who have

> > > published far more than I have- I wish people would start studying Shoghi

> > > Effendi with an open mind, and Abdul Baha's statements on education.

> > >

> > > Of course my friends William and John Hatcher have put this issue to

> > > rest, safe ground, as with their publishing record, it is hard to call

> > > them anti-intellectual. From Shoghi Effendi: "As the Baha'i

> > > Administrative Order rapidly expands throughout the world it behooves

> > > everyone associated with it to familiarize himself with its principles

> > > to understand its import and to put its precepts into practice. The

> > > divinely ordained institutions of the Local Spriityal Assembly operates

> > > at the first levels of human society and is the basic administrative unit

> > > of Bahaullah's World Order." So how are you going to separate religion

> > > from Bahaullah's World Order, an Order, Bahaullah has placed the state in?

> > >

> >

> > I made no such suggestion.

> > The suggestion of your post was that Western secularism's separation

> of church and state was good, I assummed you were applying that it still

> is necessary.

>

>

>

> > Well, John, you sure know how to ignore unpleasant facts and dispense with

> > 400 years of religious and social history triumphantly.

> > As I have said, there is no conclusive evidence that the separation of

> church and state have provided the security you are attributing, for

> the>past 400 years there are as many wars, forced famines and the like

> among church against church and state against state, Likewise being

> ignored are all the successful ventures of cooperation the past 400

> years of religion and state; but regardless, that was then and now

> is now. What stikes me, is that with keen insight, (I would shure like

> to hear from the readers who already have noticed the following) one

> can begin to see the faint glimmers, that secular society and religious

> society are beginning to come upon, what the Hatcher's so elequantly

> wrote about, that religion is inseparable from science, they are married

> interwoven in the foundation. (I am not saying there are not appropriate

> manmade separations, in man's need for efficiency and specialization

> one needs to make artificial separations all the time, but if you look

> at Shoghi Effendi's writings on the Assemblies and Houses of Justice,

> and Abdul Baha's on schools, you can clearly see, that at the foundation

> level, religion and state are complimentary, and that the Local House of

> Justice, and Baha'i School are the foundation institutions of the New

> World Order state.

> All the best! > >

> > > > Your post seems to me to be ladened with the anti-intellectualism that

> > > > has become characteristic of the thinking of many Baha'is. Your

> > > > conclusions don't appear to me to be supported by the Baha'i Writings.

> > > >

> > > > Given modern religious history, since the 1600s really, Western

> > > > secularism has quite rightly that the separation of religion from

> > > > the state is in everyone's best interest.

> > > >

> > > > The Baha'i Faith has yet sufficiently to prove otherwise.

> > > >

> >

>



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Another excellent example, apparently, of the abuse of your laughable little

powers as a "moderator." You're interfering too much in the CONTENT of the

message.







John Haukness wrote:

>

> Dear Rick: After reviewing my message I find my tone and objectivity, is

> quite more temperate and reserved than many other posts. I find

> soc.religion's moderating policy to lean towards the left ideology.

>

> On Sun, 10 Nov 1996, Rick Boatright wrote:

>

> > Dear John, (and copied to Frederick)

> >

> > I have already asked Frederick to decrease the quote in the message

> > he sent to the newsgroup and to which you are replying. Could we,

> > perhaps let you two continue this in private email, or perhaps you

> > both would like to prepare new summeries of your positions for the

> > newsgroup? These messages with their extremely lenthy quoted

> > context violate the signal-to-noise ratio that the newsgroup

> > generally strives for.

> >

> > Rick Boatright

> > co-moderator

> > soc.religion.bahai

> >

> >

> > Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1996 11:18:02 -0600 (CST)

> > From: John Haukness <haukness@tenet.edu>

> > To: FG <@moa.net>

> > Cc: soc-religion-bahai@uunet.uu.net

> > Subject: Re: Reviewing and Freedom of Speech and Thought

> >

> >

> >

> > On Sun, 10 Nov 1996, FG wrote:

> >

> > > John Haukness wrote:

> > > >

> > > > Dear Friends: One can see me as anti-whatever they want. The writings of

> > > > the Guardian make it clear to me that the american separation of Church

> > > > and state is based on fear and will fade away.

> > >

> > > It's based on fear of the harsh realities of historical experience--often

> > > bloody. The Guardian is more nuanced.

> >

> > And now we live in the Day that will not be followed by nite! Also, we

> > as much historical episodes of bood baths as a result of secular

> > behaviors so do you want also to separate the secular from the

> > secular based on using the same logic? have> > As far as equating

> > > > Religion and state as one, being common anti intellectual sentiment, I am

> > > > familiar with a long list of Baha'i's arguing this, many who have

> > > > published far more than I have- I wish people would start studying Shoghi

> > > > Effendi with an open mind, and Abdul Baha's statements on education.

> > > >

> > > > Of course my friends William and John Hatcher have put this issue to

> > > > rest, safe ground, as with their publishing record, it is hard to call

> > > > them anti-intellectual. From Shoghi Effendi: "As the Baha'i

> > > > Administrative Order rapidly expands throughout the world it behooves

> > > > everyone associated with it to familiarize himself with its principles

> > > > to understand its import and to put its precepts into practice. The

> > > > divinely ordained institutions of the Local Spriityal Assembly operates

> > > > at the first levels of human society and is the basic administrative unit

> > > > of Bahaullah's World Order." So how are you going to separate religion

> > > > from Bahaullah's World Order, an Order, Bahaullah has placed the state in?

> > > >

> > >

> > > I made no such suggestion.

> > > The suggestion of your post was that Western secularism's separation

> > of church and state was good, I assummed you were applying that it still

> > is necessary.

> >

> >

> >

> > > Well, John, you sure know how to ignore unpleasant facts and dispense with

> > > 400 years of religious and social history triumphantly.

> > > As I have said, there is no conclusive evidence that the separation of

> > church and state have provided the security you are attributing, for

> > the>past 400 years there are as many wars, forced famines and the like

> > among church against church and state against state, Likewise being

> > ignored are all the successful ventures of cooperation the past 400

> > years of religion and state; but regardless, that was then and now

> > is now. What stikes me, is that with keen insight, (I would shure like

> > to hear from the readers who already have noticed the following) one

> > can begin to see the faint glimmers, that secular society and religious

> > society are beginning to come upon, what the Hatcher's so elequantly

> > wrote about, that religion is inseparable from science, they are married

> > interwoven in the foundation. (I am not saying there are not appropriate

> > manmade separations, in man's need for efficiency and specialization

> > one needs to make artificial separations all the time, but if you look

> > at Shoghi Effendi's writings on the Assemblies and Houses of Justice,

> > and Abdul Baha's on schools, you can clearly see, that at the foundation

> > level, religion and state are complimentary, and that the Local House of

> > Justice, and Baha'i School are the foundation institutions of the New

> > World Order state.

> > All the best! > >

> > > > > Your post seems to me to be ladened with the anti-intellectualism that

> > > > > has become characteristic of the thinking of many Baha'is. Your

> > > > > conclusions don't appear to me to be supported by the Baha'i Writings.

> > > > >

> > > > > Given modern religious history, since the 1600s really, Western

> > > > > secularism has quite rightly that the separation of religion from

> > > > > the state is in everyone's best interest.

> > > > >

> > > > > The Baha'i Faith has yet sufficiently to prove otherwise.

> > > > >

> > >

> >



--

FG

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Thanks. That was just posted to the net. I appriciate your patience

in working with the moderators on this.



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Rick Boatright wrote:

>

> Thanks. That was just posted to the net. I appriciate your patience

> in working with the moderators on this.

>



No patience at all. You and your cohorts are heavy-handed,

self-righeteous fascists who apparently believe God has touched you

with holy wisdom.



I feel nothing but contempt for Baha'is like you.



> Rick Boatright

> co-moderator

> soc.religion.bahai



--

FG

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Rick Boatright wrote:

>

> Thanks. That was just posted to the net. I appriciate your patience

> in working with the moderators on this.

>



No patience at all. You and your cohorts are heavy-handed,

self-righeteous fascists who apparently believe God has touched you

with holy wisdom.



I feel nothing but contempt for Baha'is like you.



> Rick Boatright

> co-moderator

> soc.religion.bahai



--

FG

Rochester, Michigan USA



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Really nice message. Good work. Thanks for hanging in there with

us Frederick. I really appriciate it.



Rick Boatright



> To: soc-religion-bahai@uunet.uu.net

> From: FG <@MOA.net>

> Subject: Re: Incredibly Disillusioned with the Baha'i Community

> Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 09:10:16 -0500

> Organization: Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, U.S.A.

> To: mac13@teleport.com

> Cc: @MOA.net



> mac13@teleport.com wrote:

> >

> > In article <"Yu8EZB.A.s9F.YwJjy"@bounty>,

> > FG <@moa.net> wrote:

> > >Cheshmak A Farhoumand wrote:

> > >> [clip]

> > >

> > With all due respect, the impression I have of previous

> > systems is a system of "hierarchy and

> > >authority that flows downward, entrapping many people into

> > actions and

> > systems imposed upon them from above.

> >

> > With all due respect, with what I am slowly learning about

> > the Baha'i Faith, much authority is dervied from an

> > hierarchy commencing at a very local level and then

> > ascending.

> >

>

> I don't believe your local level metaphor, if you will, here quite fits.

> The UHJ is not a local institution.... It's members are distant and

> unknown to most local Baha'is.

>

> [clip]

>

> > Perhaps those people who have long held within their grasp

> > the reins of the people governed and whose words were so

> > lofty and whose deeds were so shameful will wonder if a

> > system based on authority and heirarchy ascending from the

> > local level has any chance to work, given the elements with

> > which it is composed.

>

> "The elements with which it is composed": Nice phrase. Echoes Shoghi Effendi

> somewhere or other doesn't? This is the crux of my thinking.

>

> [clip]

>

> >

> > You state that

> > "Shoghi Effendi end The Promised Day is Come with the

> > word "power." He obviously spent his life developing a

> > system based on hierarchy and authority. To call these

> > things "old world" is inaccurate. To observe

> > that power can be abused in the Baha'i Faith is not "old

> > world."

> >

> > I must disagree with you that my personal opinion is that

> > Shoghi Effendi labored those years to implement the

> > structure set forth by Baha'u'llah and `Abdul-Baha.

>

> Of course I agree with you here by and large. However, that structure was none

> too detailed.... Shoghi Effendi's study at Oxford of political philosophy

> provided more than a little useful background knowledge. Obvious observation,

> if you will, for anyone who's actually studied political philosophy.

>

> He

> > found ways to give it expression that did NOT entail

> > the abuse of "hierarchy and authority" on a descending

> > mode being imposed upon many... my personal opinion is that

> > he found ways to implement a program to ensure that

> > authority derived from the Institutions and the Institutions

> > dervied authority initially from local levels...

>

> Perhaps you're right. Give concrete examples.

>

> that is

> > not "Old World Order".

>

> What are those "ways"? Can you list them? I would find specific examples of them

> in practical application interesting....

>

> > I am sorry that one would be incredibly disillusioned with

> > the Baha'i Community. It is made up of humans, lots and

> > lots of humans who, as I have mentioned before, have come

> > with much baggage from the system in which many have lived

> > for years. They are trying: they are not isolating as some

> > organizations might... fearing contamination from an outside

> > world.

>

> You really don't address here the original issue from the person who wrote

> "incredibly disillusioned with the Baha'i Community." That wasn't me. Human?

> That's my point. You rush past it too quickly to my mind.

>

> "Isolating"? Baha'i communities, as I have experienced them for twenty years,

> often seem extremely isolated and isolating.... I have often wondered why.

> Any ideas?

>

> > Thanks for "listening" to my comments.

> > Good luck, and take care.

> >

> > ---Dennis

>

> --

> FG

> Rochester, Michigan USA

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Rick Boatright wrote:

>

> Really nice message. Good work. Thanks for hanging in there with

> us Frederick. I really appriciate it.

>

> Rick Boatright

>



Frankly, I don't know what you mean here.





> > To: soc-religion-bahai@uunet.uu.net

> > From: FG <@MOA.net>

> > Subject: Re: Incredibly Disillusioned with the Baha'i Community

> > Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 09:10:16 -0500

> > Organization: Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, U.S.A.

> > To: mac13@teleport.com

> > Cc: @MOA.net

>

> > mac13@teleport.com wrote:

> > >

> > > In article <"Yu8EZB.A.s9F.YwJjy"@bounty>,

> > > FG <@moa.net> wrote:

> > > >Cheshmak A Farhoumand wrote:

> > > >> [clip]

> > > >

> > > With all due respect, the impression I have of previous

> > > systems is a system of "hierarchy and

> > > >authority that flows downward, entrapping many people into

>



[cut]



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Dear Frederick,



I was trying to say two unrelated things.



First, that was a really nice message. Well thought, cohesive, good

writing, I was trying to give you a compliment.



Second, I was expressing my gratitude that the conflict between you

and the moderators a couple of weeks ago did not result in your

leaving the newsgroup. I appriciate your continued participation.



Rick Boatright





> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 08:04:15 -0500

> From: FG <@moa.net>

> To: boatright@cjnetworks.com

> Cc: @moa.net

> Subject: Re: Incredibly Disillusioned with the Baha'i Community



> Rick Boatright wrote:

> >

> > Really nice message. Good work. Thanks for hanging in there with

> > us Frederick. I really appriciate it.

> >

> > Rick Boatright

> >

>

> Frankly, I don't know what you mean here.

>

>

> > > To: soc-religion-bahai@uunet.uu.net

> > > From: FG <@MOA.net>

> > > Subject: Re: Incredibly Disillusioned with the Baha'i Community

> > > Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 09:10:16 -0500

> > > Organization: Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, U.S.A.

> > > To: mac13@teleport.com

> > > Cc: @MOA.net

> >

> > > mac13@teleport.com wrote:

> > > >

> > > > In article <"Yu8EZB.A.s9F.YwJjy"@bounty>,

> > > > FG <@moa.net> wrote:

> > > > >Cheshmak A Farhoumand wrote:

> > > > >> [clip]

> > > > >

> > > > With all due respect, the impression I have of previous

> > > > systems is a system of "hierarchy and

> > > > >authority that flows downward, entrapping many people into

> >

>

> [cut]

>

> --

> FG

> Rochester, Michigan USA

>



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Rick Boatright wrote:

>

> Dear Frederick,

>

> I was trying to say two unrelated things.

>

> First, that was a really nice message. Well thought, cohesive, good

> writing, I was trying to give you a compliment.

>



I don't need nor want your unsolicted editorial comments BIG BROTHER.

I want the freedom to speak the conscience God has given me and the freedom

to be responded to by OTHERS' unconstrained consciences. Stay out of the

way.



> Second, I was expressing my gratitude that the conflict between you

> and the moderators a couple of weeks ago did not result in your

> leaving the newsgroup. I appriciate your continued participation.

>



I feel nothing but contempt for the way you and Richard Detweiler have

handled my postings. Make no mistake in that regard. Neither one of

you, or anybody, has the prescience to exercise such power and control

over others' consciences.



The abuse of your power is a proper subject for discussion on the

newsgroup.





> > Rick Boatright wrote:

> > >

> > > Really nice message. Good work. Thanks for hanging in there with

> > > us Frederick. I really appriciate it.

> > >

> > > Rick Boatright

> > >

> >

> > Frankly, I don't know what you mean here.

> >

> >



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Anne Furlong wrote:

>

> The reference to power probably helps poinpoint the difficulty some of

> the friends have here. The point is that in this Faith, for the first

> time in religious history, power and authority have been intentionally

> and effectively severed. The authority to make decisions, to legislate,

> to guide, rests with the elected institutions of the Faith. However,

> these institutions - and the individuals who make them up - have no power

> whatsoever.



"No power whatsoever": Utterly naive....



[clip]



>

> Why do people become disillusioned with the community? with individuals?

> Well, we all know people who, by force of personality, or because of

> defects of character and personality, receive, demand, or desire

> acquiescence from other individuals. But note: if such people do in fact

> poison a community, who ultimately must take the responsibility? Power

> is not theirs to command: it is ceded to them by those who have not the

> wisdom or the courage to recognise that what is being asked is both

> contrary to the Faith, and ultimately impossible to give.

>



Excellent point. A profound moral problem arises here. How can the individual

maintain the moral strength of character to resist abuse and manipulation when

power can be wielded in such a way as to undermine that very ability? To

discredit it. Ban it. Brand it as outlaw, heretic, disruptive, anti-social,

working against the realization, e.g., of the communist Kingdom of Freedom.



> Yes, impossible: for since in the Administrative order which is

> Baha'u'llah's gift to the world, power and authority are divided,



In theory, yes; in practice, I'm not convinced.



then the

> efforts of a few misguided individuals to bring power and authority

> together in their own persons; or to build up factions; or to do anything,

> in fact, which is contravenes the spirit and the reality of the Covenant,

> are doomed to failure. 'Abdul-Baha said that the ocean of the Covenant

> will surge and surge until it casts the bodies of the (spiritually) dead

> onto the shore. We cannot ultimately harm the progress of the Cause, but

> can cut ourselves off from the abundant share of the blessings which

> obedience to the Covenant brings to us.

>

> If we are disillusioned with the community we live in, then our response

> will either add to the problem or be the start of its eradication. The

> whole purpose of consultation is to allow the individual to exercise

> responsibility - his power - within the "unit of civilization".



What I am saying is that there are situations when it is not allowed. You're

too quick to leap over that fact for me.



We are

> all going to be responsible for our actions to Baha'u'llah when we pass

> from this earth; are we going to plead the immaturity of others as the

> reason for our failure to love?

>



Your dragging "love" into this confuses the issue.



> Baha'u'llah did more than despise tyranny; in his Administrative Order,

> He, as the Divine Physician, prescribed the effective and permanent remedy.

>



The point from the original post was in regard to the abuse of the remedy,

turning it into a cheap medicine show elixir. What then of the community

or individuals under that Tyranny?



> All the best,

>

> Anne Furlong

> St John's Newfoundland Canada



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Anne Furlong wrote:

>

> The reference to power probably helps poinpoint the difficulty some of

> the friends have here. The point is that in this Faith, for the first

> time in religious history, power and authority have been intentionally

> and effectively severed. The authority to make decisions, to legislate,

> to guide, rests with the elected institutions of the Faith. However,

> these institutions - and the individuals who make them up - have no power

> whatsoever.



"No power whatsoever": Utterly naive....



[clip]



>

> Why do people become disillusioned with the community? with individuals?

> Well, we all know people who, by force of personality, or because of

> defects of character and personality, receive, demand, or desire

> acquiescence from other individuals. But note: if such people do in fact

> poison a community, who ultimately must take the responsibility? Power

> is not theirs to command: it is ceded to them by those who have not the

> wisdom or the courage to recognise that what is being asked is both

> contrary to the Faith, and ultimately impossible to give.

>



Excellent point. A profound moral problem arises here. How can the individual

maintain the moral strength of character to resist abuse and manipulation when

power can be wielded in such a way as to undermine that very ability? To

discredit it. Ban it. Brand it as outlaw, heretic, disruptive, anti-social,

working against the realization, e.g., of the communist Kingdom of Freedom.



> Yes, impossible: for since in the Administrative order which is

> Baha'u'llah's gift to the world, power and authority are divided,



In theory, yes; in practice, I'm not convinced.



then the

> efforts of a few misguided individuals to bring power and authority

> together in their own persons; or to build up factions; or to do anything,

> in fact, which is contravenes the spirit and the reality of the Covenant,

> are doomed to failure. 'Abdul-Baha said that the ocean of the Covenant

> will surge and surge until it casts the bodies of the (spiritually) dead

> onto the shore. We cannot ultimately harm the progress of the Cause, but

> can cut ourselves off from the abundant share of the blessings which

> obedience to the Covenant brings to us.

>

> If we are disillusioned with the community we live in, then our response

> will either add to the problem or be the start of its eradication. The

> whole purpose of consultation is to allow the individual to exercise

> responsibility - his power - within the "unit of civilization".



What I am saying is that there are situations when it is not allowed. You're

too quick to leap over that fact for me.



We are

> all going to be responsible for our actions to Baha'u'llah when we pass

> from this earth; are we going to plead the immaturity of others as the

> reason for our failure to love?

>



Your dragging "love" into this confuses the issue.



> Baha'u'llah did more than despise tyranny; in his Administrative Order,

> He, as the Divine Physician, prescribed the effective and permanent remedy.

>



The point from the original post was in regard to the abuse of the remedy,

turning it into a cheap medicine show elixir. What then of the community

or individuals under that Tyranny?



> All the best,

>

> Anne Furlong

> St John's Newfoundland Canada



--

FG

Rochester, Michigan USA





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Dear Mr. Glaysher,



Thank you for your submission to soc.religion.bahai.



As your post contains sarcastic comments and argues with the

moderation of the group in a demeaning and disrespectful manner,

it will not be posted. These issues are also peripheral to

the purpose of the newsgroup in any case.



If you are seeking full vent to your frustrations, I suggest

news.admin or talk.religion.misc on the Internet as the first

is appropriate and the other is unmoderated. This newsgroup,

however, is for discussion of the Baha'i Faith in an atmosphere

of respect and free from topical tangents of all kinds.



Thank you for participating,



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>

> Sian Smith wrote:

> >

> > In article <"-ER8GC.A.gTH.UGkiy"@bounty>, FG
<@moa.net> says:

> > >

> >

> > [snip extracts from previous messages about being disillusioned]

> >

> > >> : >As you know, the Bahai Faith doesn't have priests, preachers, or any

> > >> : >individuals who have the responsibility of telling people what to do, unlike

> > >> : >churches. However, from my experience I've discovered associating with

> > >> : >"Bahais" and not expecting them to play the roles of surrogate priests and

> > >> : > surrogate parish to be incredibly wishful and foolish thinking.

> > >>

> > >> : Since the Baha'i Community does not have a paid clergy, every Baha'is is

> > >> : to perform the service that the clergy of previous religions performed. We

> > >> : are each to study the Holy Writings, and to teach and deepen others in the

> > >> : Faith. It may be hard for one of a traditional religious background that

> > >> : does not encourage study to take responsibility for one's own spiritual

> > >> : growth, but we all have to struggle to change our shortcomings.

> > >>

> > >

> > >Miguel, you utterly miss Karl's well-taken point here again. It's the abuse of

> > >the responsibility that is the crux of his observation. Power corrupts.

> > >And it can corrupt Baha'is as well as Christians, Muslims, Nazis, etc.

> >

> > Excuse my ignorance, but WHO in the Baha'i Faith has any "power"? I've

> > never met anyone in the Faith who has power of any kind (i.e: power in

> > the sense that they can exert some kind of binding influence over

> > another person).

>

> I'll give you an example: The "moderators" of this newsgroup. They've

> censored a number of messages I've tried to post during the last few weeks.

> They have the "power" to determine what you and everyone else OUT THERE

> reads.... It that's not control and power to SHAPE thought and opinion what

> is it?

>

> Maybe the previous writer was referring to some other

> > kind of power - in which case I would be grateful to receive a

> > "definition", so to speak, of this power and how it compares to the

> > "definition" I had in mind which, in my own humble opinion, is the sort

> > of power which is contained in the assertion "power corrupts".

> >

>

> The "moderators" power is corrupting and inhibiting the exchange of ideas

> on this newsgroup. When I attempted to bring this to the attention of

> contributors by posting a message to this effect earlier, I was told

>

> THOU SHALT NOT QUESTION THE AUTHORITY AND POWER OF THE
"MODERATORS."

> Kitab-i-Oppression, page 999.

>

> > The only person who has any kind of power over my spiritual development

> > is ME. I cannot abdicate that responsibility to someone else.

> >

>

> There's a sense in which you're right. But secular and religious history

> is wracked with the abuse of POWER and the devastating results of it....

> It always began in little ways.... A little at a time.... People shrugged....

> Let's not make ways.... Let's build UNITY!

>

> > Loving greetings

> >

> > Sian Smith

> > Wellington

> > New Zealand

>

> --

> FG

> Rochester, Michigan USA

>





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Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

>

> Dear Mr. Glaysher,

>

> Thank you for your submission to soc.religion.bahai.

>

> As your post contains sarcastic comments and argues with the

> moderation of the group in a demeaning and disrespectful manner,

> it will not be posted. These issues are also peripheral to

> the purpose of the newsgroup in any case.

>

> If you are seeking full vent to your frustrations, I suggest

> news.admin or talk.religion.misc on the Internet as the first

> is appropriate and the other is unmoderated. This newsgroup,

> however, is for discussion of the Baha'i Faith in an atmosphere

> of respect and free from topical tangents of all kinds.

>

> Thank you for participating,

>

> Dick Detweiler

> rdetweil@primenet.com

> Co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

>



I'm not at all surprised Richardt.... Fascists and totalitarians have always

sought to conceal and manipulate reality.









> ================ Begin submitted post =========================

>

> > To: soc-religion-bahai@uunet.uu.net

> > Path: ppp-pm01-dy-26.ouhub.moa.net

> > From: FG <@MOA.net>

> > Newsgroups: soc.religion.bahai

> > Subject: Re: Incredibly Disillusioned with the Baha'i Community

> > Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 05:44:11 -0500

> > Organization: Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, U.S.A.

> > Lines: 68

> > Message-ID: <32918F7B.76FA@moa.net>

> > References: <"-ER8GC.A.gTH.UGkiy"@bounty> <56qogd$rii@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>

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> > Mime-Version: 1.0

> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

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> > To: Sian Smith <sms@mfe.govt.nz>

> > CC: @MOA.net

> >

> > Sian Smith wrote:

> > >

> > > In article <"-ER8GC.A.gTH.UGkiy"@bounty>, FG
<@moa.net> says:

> > > >

> > >

> > > [snip extracts from previous messages about being disillusioned]

> > >

> > > >> : >As you know, the Bahai Faith doesn't have priests, preachers, or any

> > > >> : >individuals who have the responsibility of telling people what to do, unlike

> > > >> : >churches. However, from my experience I've discovered associating with

> > > >> : >"Bahais" and not expecting them to play the roles of surrogate priests and

> > > >> : > surrogate parish to be incredibly wishful and foolish thinking.

> > > >>

> > > >> : Since the Baha'i Community does not have a paid clergy, every Baha'is is

> > > >> : to perform the service that the clergy of previous religions performed. We

> > > >> : are each to study the Holy Writings, and to teach and deepen others in the

> > > >> : Faith. It may be hard for one of a traditional religious background that

> > > >> : does not encourage study to take responsibility for one's own spiritual

> > > >> : growth, but we all have to struggle to change our shortcomings.

> > > >>

> > > >

> > > >Miguel, you utterly miss Karl's well-taken point here again. It's the abuse of

> > > >the responsibility that is the crux of his observation. Power corrupts.

> > > >And it can corrupt Baha'is as well as Christians, Muslims, Nazis, etc.

> > >

> > > Excuse my ignorance, but WHO in the Baha'i Faith has any "power"? I've

> > > never met anyone in the Faith who has power of any kind (i.e: power in

> > > the sense that they can exert some kind of binding influence over

> > > another person).

> >

> > I'll give you an example: The "moderators" of this newsgroup. They've

> > censored a number of messages I've tried to post during the last few weeks.

> > They have the "power" to determine what you and everyone else OUT THERE

> > reads.... It that's not control and power to SHAPE thought and opinion what

> > is it?

> >

> > Maybe the previous writer was referring to some other

> > > kind of power - in which case I would be grateful to receive a

> > > "definition", so to speak, of this power and how it compares to the

> > > "definition" I had in mind which, in my own humble opinion, is the sort

> > > of power which is contained in the assertion "power corrupts".

> > >

> >

> > The "moderators" power is corrupting and inhibiting the exchange of ideas

> > on this newsgroup. When I attempted to bring this to the attention of

> > contributors by posting a message to this effect earlier, I was told

> >

> > THOU SHALT NOT QUESTION THE AUTHORITY AND POWER OF THE
"MODERATORS."

> > Kitab-i-Oppression, page 999.

> >

> > > The only person who has any kind of power over my spiritual development

> > > is ME. I cannot abdicate that responsibility to someone else.

> > >

> >

> > There's a sense in which you're right. But secular and religious history

> > is wracked with the abuse of POWER and the devastating results of it....

> > It always began in little ways.... A little at a time.... People shrugged....

> > Let's not make waves.... Let's build UNITY!

> >

> > > Loving greetings

> > >

> > > Sian Smith

> > > Wellington

> > > New Zealand

> >

> > --

> > FG

> > Rochester, Michigan USA

> >

>

> ================ End submitted post ===========================



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Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

>

> Dear Mr. Glaysher,

>

> Thank you for your submission to soc.religion.bahai.

>

> As your post contains sarcastic comments and argues with the

> moderation of the group in a demeaning and disrespectful manner,

> it will not be posted. These issues are also peripheral to

> the purpose of the newsgroup in any case.

>



False. They go to the heart of the matter, i.e., how it functions.



> If you are seeking full vent to your frustrations, I suggest

> news.admin or talk.religion.misc on the Internet as the first

> is appropriate and the other is unmoderated.



"Vent your frustrations" is in the same category as my "Utterly naive."

I don't seek to deprive you of your conscience that apparently believes

that. You may say what you wish. It won't hurt my little feelings.



I believe you're again manipulating discussion in a dictatorial, oppressive

manner unjustified by anything in the Baha'i Writings which you apparently

cloak your shameless deeds in.



This newsgroup,

> however, is for discussion of the Baha'i Faith in an atmosphere

> of respect and free from topical tangents of all kinds.

>



The abuse of the conscience of a member of the Baha'i Faith and, apparently

regular practice of distortion and censorship is not a suitable topic?

I can understand why you wouldn't wish to have anyone else know....



> Thank you for participating,

>



I'm not participating at all. You are self-righteous depriving me of that.

You are also depriving others of hearing or disagreeing with my opinions.



> Dick Detweiler

> rdetweil@primenet.com

> Co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

>

> ================ Begin submitted post =========================

>

> > To: soc-religion-bahai@uunet.uu.net

> > Path: ppp-pm01-dy-26.ouhub.moa.net

> > From: FG <@MOA.net>

> > Newsgroups: soc.religion.bahai

> > Subject: Re: Incredibly Disillusioned with the Baha'i Community

> > Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 05:44:11 -0500

> > Organization: Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, U.S.A.

> > Lines: 68

> > Message-ID: <32918F7B.76FA@moa.net>

> > References: <"-ER8GC.A.gTH.UGkiy"@bounty> <56qogd$rii@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>

> > NNTP-Posting-Host: zeus.moa.net

> > Mime-Version: 1.0

> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

> > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

> > X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (Win95; I)

> > To: Sian Smith <sms@mfe.govt.nz>

> > CC: @MOA.net

> >

> > Sian Smith wrote:

> > >

> > > In article <"-ER8GC.A.gTH.UGkiy"@bounty>, FG
<@moa.net> says:

> > > >

> > >

> > > [snip extracts from previous messages about being disillusioned]

> > >

> > > >> : >As you know, the Bahai Faith doesn't have priests, preachers, or any

> > > >> : >individuals who have the responsibility of telling people what to do, unlike

> > > >> : >churches. However, from my experience I've discovered associating with

> > > >> : >"Bahais" and not expecting them to play the roles of surrogate priests and

> > > >> : > surrogate parish to be incredibly wishful and foolish thinking.

> > > >>

> > > >> : Since the Baha'i Community does not have a paid clergy, every Baha'is is

> > > >> : to perform the service that the clergy of previous religions performed. We

> > > >> : are each to study the Holy Writings, and to teach and deepen others in the

> > > >> : Faith. It may be hard for one of a traditional religious background that

> > > >> : does not encourage study to take responsibility for one's own spiritual

> > > >> : growth, but we all have to struggle to change our shortcomings.

> > > >>

> > > >

> > > >Miguel, you utterly miss Karl's well-taken point here again. It's the abuse of

> > > >the responsibility that is the crux of his observation. Power corrupts.

> > > >And it can corrupt Baha'is as well as Christians, Muslims, Nazis, etc.

> > >

> > > Excuse my ignorance, but WHO in the Baha'i Faith has any "power"? I've

> > > never met anyone in the Faith who has power of any kind (i.e: power in

> > > the sense that they can exert some kind of binding influence over

> > > another person).

> >

> > I'll give you an example: The "moderators" of this newsgroup. They've

> > censored a number of messages I've tried to post during the last few weeks.

> > They have the "power" to determine what you and everyone else OUT THERE

> > reads.... If that's not control and power to SHAPE thought and opinion what

> > is it?

> >

> > Maybe the previous writer was referring to some other

> > > kind of power - in which case I would be grateful to receive a

> > > "definition", so to speak, of this power and how it compares to the

> > > "definition" I had in mind which, in my own humble opinion, is the sort

> > > of power which is contained in the assertion "power corrupts".

> > >

> >

> > The "moderators" power is corrupting and inhibiting the exchange of ideas

> > on this newsgroup. When I attempted to bring this to the attention of

> > contributors by posting a message to this effect earlier, I was told

> >

> > THOU SHALT NOT QUESTION THE AUTHORITY AND POWER OF THE
"MODERATORS."

> > Kitab-i-Oppression, page 999.

> >

> > > The only person who has any kind of power over my spiritual development

> > > is ME. I cannot abdicate that responsibility to someone else.

> > >

> >

> > There's a sense in which you're right. But secular and religious history

> > is wracked with the abuse of POWER and the devastating results of it....

> > It always began in little ways.... A little at a time.... People shrugged....

> > Let's not make ways.... Let's build UNITY!

> >

> > > Loving greetings

> > >

> > > Sian Smith

> > > Wellington

> > > New Zealand

> >

> > --

> > FG

> > Rochester, Michigan USA

> >

> = End submitted post ===========================



YOU DEAR CENSORS have shown your true colors once again.



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Subject: Re: Incredibly Disillusioned with the Baha'i Community

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Dear Mr. Glaysher,



Thank you for your submission to soc.religion.bahai.



I ask that you strike the comment "utterly naive" as an attack

on the previous poster. If you would like to say you disagree,

that would be acceptable.



Also, your sarcastic comments in the following paragraph:



> Excellent point. A profound moral problem arises here. How can the individual

> maintain the moral strength of character to resist abuse and manipulation when

> power can be wielded in such a way as to undermine that very ability? To

> discredit it. Ban it. Brand it as outlaw, heretic, disruptive, anti-social,

> working against the realization, e.g., of the communist Kingdom of Freedom.



If you would turn this into a meaningful criticism based on actual events

than the readership could evaluate and enter into a dialog with you on these

events.



Again, let me make it clear that if you have a grievance with the Faith,

you are free to air it here, but it must be the facts and your reasons for

the grievance presented and not belittling insults, broad stereotypes, and

blatant sarcasm.



Thank you for participating,



Dick Detweiler

rdetweil@primenet.com

Co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai



================ Begin submitted post =========================



> To: soc-religion-bahai@uunet.uu.net

> Path: ppp-pm01-dy-26.ouhub.moa.net

> From: FG <@moa.net>

> Newsgroups: soc.religion.bahai

> Subject: Re: Incredibly Disillusioned with the Baha'i Community

> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 06:10:21 -0500

> Organization: Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, U.S.A.

> Lines: 78

> Message-ID: <3291959D.7D9C@moa.net>

> References: <"-ER8GC.A.gTH.UGkiy"@bounty> <56qoi9$rmd@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>

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> To: Anne Furlong <afurlong@cs.mun.ca>

> CC: @moa.net

>

> Anne Furlong wrote:

> >

> > The reference to power probably helps poinpoint the difficulty some of

> > the friends have here. The point is that in this Faith, for the first

> > time in religious history, power and authority have been intentionally

> > and effectively severed. The authority to make decisions, to legislate,

> > to guide, rests with the elected institutions of the Faith. However,

> > these institutions - and the individuals who make them up - have no power

> > whatsoever.

>

> "No power whatsoever": Utterly naive....

>

> [clip]

>

> >

> > Why do people become disillusioned with the community? with individuals?

> > Well, we all know people who, by force of personality, or because of

> > defects of character and personality, receive, demand, or desire

> > acquiescence from other individuals. But note: if such people do in fact

> > poison a community, who ultimately must take the responsibility? Power

> > is not theirs to command: it is ceded to them by those who have not the

> > wisdom or the courage to recognise that what is being asked is both

> > contrary to the Faith, and ultimately impossible to give.

> >

>

> Excellent point. A profound moral problem arises here. How can the individual

> maintain the moral strength of character to resist abuse and manipulation when

> power can be wielded in such a way as to undermine that very ability? To

> discredit it. Ban it. Brand it as outlaw, heretic, disruptive, anti-social,

> working against the realization, e.g., of the communist Kingdom of Freedom.

>

> > Yes, impossible: for since in the Administrative order which is

> > Baha'u'llah's gift to the world, power and authority are divided,

>

> In theory, yes; in practice, I'm not convinced.

>

> then the

> > efforts of a few misguided individuals to bring power and authority

> > together in their own persons; or to build up factions; or to do anything,

> > in fact, which is contravenes the spirit and the reality of the Covenant,

> > are doomed to failure. 'Abdul-Baha said that the ocean of the Covenant

> > will surge and surge until it casts the bodies of the (spiritually) dead

> > onto the shore. We cannot ultimately harm the progress of the Cause, but

> > can cut ourselves off from the abundant share of the blessings which

> > obedience to the Covenant brings to us.

> >

> > If we are disillusioned with the community we live in, then our response

> > will either add to the problem or be the start of its eradication. The

> > whole purpose of consultation is to allow the individual to exercise

> > responsibility - his power - within the "unit of civilization".

>

> What I am saying is that there are situations when it is not allowed. You're

> too quick to leap over that fact for me.

>

> We are

> > all going to be responsible for our actions to Baha'u'llah when we pass

> > from this earth; are we going to plead the immaturity of others as the

> > reason for our failure to love?

> >

>

> Your dragging "love" into this confuses the issue.

>

> > Baha'u'llah did more than despise tyranny; in his Administrative Order,

> > He, as the Divine Physician, prescribed the effective and permanent remedy.

> >

>

> The point from the original post was in regard to the abuse of the remedy,

> turning it into a cheap medicine show elixir. What then of the community

> or individuals under that Tyranny?

>

> > All the best,

> >

> > Anne Furlong

> > St John's Newfoundland Canada

>

> --

> FG

> Rochester, Michigan USA

>





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Further response-- Your characterization of my comments as sarcastic

is ludicrous. One may not be sarcastic in the Baha'i Faith? And you

are too determine is toooooo SARCASTIC? Oh God, what a farce!



Since you apparently don't understand the passage in question, I'm

supposed to water in down for YOUR ignorance! I'm talking about the

totalitarianism of the SOVIET UNION which you dangerously come close

to.



Again, I request that you post my message or pass it on to someone

else who is not as fanatical as you.





Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

>

> Dear Mr. Glaysher,

>

> Thank you for your submission to soc.religion.bahai.

>

> I ask that you strike the comment "utterly naive" as an attack

> on the previous poster. If you would like to say you disagree,

> that would be acceptable.

>

> Also, your sarcastic comments in the following paragraph:

>

> > Excellent point. A profound moral problem arises here. How can the individual

> > maintain the moral strength of character to resist abuse and manipulation when

> > power can be wielded in such a way as to undermine that very ability? To

> > discredit it. Ban it. Brand it as outlaw, heretic, disruptive, anti-social,

> > working against the realization, e.g., of the communist Kingdom of Freedom.

>

> If you would turn this into a meaningful criticism based on actual events

> than the readership could evaluate and enter into a dialog with you on these

> events.

>

> Again, let me make it clear that if you have a grievance with the Faith,

> you are free to air it here, but it must be the facts and your reasons for

> the grievance presented and not belittling insults, broad stereotypes, and

> blatant sarcasm.

>

> Thank you for participating,

>

> Dick Detweiler

> rdetweil@primenet.com

> Co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

>

> ================ Begin submitted post =========================

>

> > To: soc-religion-bahai@uunet.uu.net

> > Path: ppp-pm01-dy-26.ouhub.moa.net

> > From: FG <@moa.net>

> > Newsgroups: soc.religion.bahai

> > Subject: Re: Incredibly Disillusioned with the Baha'i Community

> > Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 06:10:21 -0500

> > Organization: Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, U.S.A.

> > Lines: 78

> > Message-ID: <3291959D.7D9C@moa.net>

> > References: <"-ER8GC.A.gTH.UGkiy"@bounty> <56qoi9$rmd@nnrp1.news.primenet.com>

> > NNTP-Posting-Host: zeus.moa.net

> > Mime-Version: 1.0

> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

> > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

> > X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.02 (Win95; I)

> > To: Anne Furlong <afurlong@cs.mun.ca>

> > CC: @moa.net

> >

> > Anne Furlong wrote:

> > >

> > > The reference to power probably helps poinpoint the difficulty some of

> > > the friends have here. The point is that in this Faith, for the first

> > > time in religious history, power and authority have been intentionally

> > > and effectively severed. The authority to make decisions, to legislate,

> > > to guide, rests with the elected institutions of the Faith. However,

> > > these institutions - and the individuals who make them up - have no power

> > > whatsoever.

> >

> > "No power whatsoever": Utterly naive....

> >

> > [clip]

> >

> > >

> > > Why do people become disillusioned with the community? with individuals?

> > > Well, we all know people who, by force of personality, or because of

> > > defects of character and personality, receive, demand, or desire

> > > acquiescence from other individuals. But note: if such people do in fact

> > > poison a community, who ultimately must take the responsibility? Power

> > > is not theirs to command: it is ceded to them by those who have not the

> > > wisdom or the courage to recognise that what is being asked is both

> > > contrary to the Faith, and ultimately impossible to give.

> > >

> >

> > Excellent point. A profound moral problem arises here. How can the individual

> > maintain the moral strength of character to resist abuse and manipulation when

> > power can be wielded in such a way as to undermine that very ability? To

> > discredit it. Ban it. Brand it as outlaw, heretic, disruptive, anti-social,

> > working against the realization, e.g., of the communist Kingdom of Freedom.

> >

> > > Yes, impossible: for since in the Administrative order which is

> > > Baha'u'llah's gift to the world, power and authority are divided,

> >

> > In theory, yes; in practice, I'm not convinced.

> >

> > then the

> > > efforts of a few misguided individuals to bring power and authority

> > > together in their own persons; or to build up factions; or to do anything,

> > > in fact, which is contravenes the spirit and the reality of the Covenant,

> > > are doomed to failure. 'Abdul-Baha said that the ocean of the Covenant

> > > will surge and surge until it casts the bodies of the (spiritually) dead

> > > onto the shore. We cannot ultimately harm the progress of the Cause, but

> > > can cut ourselves off from the abundant share of the blessings which

> > > obedience to the Covenant brings to us.

> > >

> > > If we are disillusioned with the community we live in, then our response

> > > will either add to the problem or be the start of its eradication. The

> > > whole purpose of consultation is to allow the individual to exercise

> > > responsibility - his power - within the "unit of civilization".

> >

> > What I am saying is that there are situations when it is not allowed. You're

> > too quick to leap over that fact for me.

> >

> > We are

> > > all going to be responsible for our actions to Baha'u'llah when we pass

> > > from this earth; are we going to plead the immaturity of others as the

> > > reason for our failure to love?

> > >

> >

> > Your dragging "love" into this confuses the issue.

> >

> > > Baha'u'llah did more than despise tyranny; in his Administrative Order,

> > > He, as the Divine Physician, prescribed the effective and permanent remedy.

> > >

> >

> > The point from the original post was in regard to the abuse of the remedy,

> > turning it into a cheap medicine show elixir. What then of the community

> > or individuals under that Tyranny?

> >

> > > All the best,

> > >

> > > Anne Furlong

> > > St John's Newfoundland Canada

> >

> > --

> > FG

> > Rochester, Michigan USA

> >

>

> ================ End submitted post ===========================



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Subject: Re: Incredibly Disillusioned with the Baha'i Community

To: @moa.net (FG)

Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 09:44:26 -0700 (MST)

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FG writes:

>

> Further response-- Your characterization of my comments as sarcastic

> is ludicrous. One may not be sarcastic in the Baha'i Faith? And you

> are too determine is toooooo SARCASTIC? Oh God, what a farce!

>

> Since you apparently don't understand the passage in question, I'm

> supposed to water in down for YOUR ignorance! I'm talking about the

> totalitarianism of the SOVIET UNION which you dangerously come close

> to.

>

> Again, I request that you post my message or pass it on to someone

> else who is not as fanatical as you.

>





Dear Mr. Glaysher,



Thank you for giving me the opportunity to correct some misunderstandings

you have about the newsgroup soc.religion.bahai. It appears you have

the impression that the newsgroup has some kind of official standing

within the Baha'i Faith and that the moderators are somehow part of

the Baha'i Administration. This is not the case. While the moderators

try to use Baha'i principles of consultation and at times request

guidence from Institutions of the Faith, we are not in any way connected

with the Administrative Order. We are simply volunteers who try to

apply the charter of the newsgroup to the submissions that come before

us.



The charter of the newsgroup states that "the Newsgroup will be subject

to standards of Baha'i consultation whose salient features include frank

yet respectful statement of views and the concerted, open-minded search

for truth." It is on this statement in the charter and this statement

alone that I have rejected some of your posts. In doing so, I am making

no judgement as to your fitness or standing as a Baha'i.



Let me stress again, the moderators stand ready to post your views

to the newsgroup no matter what they are as long as they meet these

simple criteria:



- they address aspects of the Baha'i Faith

- they are respectful in tone

- they are not personal attacks

- they are not ads or solicitations



Your posts have at times fallen short in the 2nd and 3rd category. Each

time I have suggested how you can get your views heard on the newsgroup.

It is completely up to you whether you want to cooperate and live by these

rules. If you insist on a right to belittle and be disrespectful with those

you engage in discussion, I will fully support your right to do so either

by e-mail, on another newsgroup, by phone, mail, or in person. But if you

want to participate in this newsgroup, you will have to abide by the charter

and the moderators.





Dick Detweiler

co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai



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Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

>

> FG writes:

> >

> > Further response-- Your characterization of my comments as sarcastic

> > is ludicrous. One may not be sarcastic in the Baha'i Faith? And you

> > are too determine is toooooo SARCASTIC? Oh God, what a farce!

> >

> > Since you apparently don't understand the passage in question, I'm

> > supposed to water in down for YOUR ignorance! I'm talking about the

> > totalitarianism of the SOVIET UNION which you dangerously come close

> > to.

> >

> > Again, I request that you post my message or pass it on to someone

> > else who is not as fanatical as you.

> >

>

> Dear Mr. Glaysher,

>

> Thank you for giving me the opportunity to correct some misunderstandings

> you have about the newsgroup soc.religion.bahai. It appears you have

> the impression that the newsgroup has some kind of official standing

> within the Baha'i Faith and that the moderators are somehow part of

> the Baha'i Administration. This is not the case. While the moderators

> try to use Baha'i principles of consultation and at times request

> guidence from Institutions of the Faith, we are not in any way connected

> with the Administrative Order. We are simply volunteers who try to

> apply the charter of the newsgroup to the submissions that come before

> us.

>

> The charter of the newsgroup states that "the Newsgroup will be subject

> to standards of Baha'i consultation whose salient features include frank

> yet respectful statement of views and the concerted, open-minded search

> for truth." It is on this statement in the charter and this statement

> alone that I have rejected some of your posts.



I don't believe this is true. "Utterly naive" refers to the idea, not to

its author as an insult. You're the one who has construed that way. I can't

even understand what could possibly be WRONG with your objection to the

second passage in the post in question.



Your attempt to hide behind the newsgroup charter strikes me as a mere

stratagem to conceal what you're actually doing: CENSORING.





In doing so, I am making

> no judgement as to your fitness or standing as a Baha'i.

>

> Let me stress again, the moderators stand ready to post your views

> to the newsgroup no matter what they are as long as they meet these

> simple criteria:

>

> - they address aspects of the Baha'i Faith

> - they are respectful in tone

> - they are not personal attacks

> - they are not ads or solicitations

>

> Your posts have at times fallen short in the 2nd and 3rd category. Each

> time I have suggested how you can get your views heard on the newsgroup.

> It is completely up to you whether you want to cooperate and live by these

> rules. If you insist on a right to belittle and be disrespectful with those

> you engage in discussion, I will fully support your right to do so either

> by e-mail, on another newsgroup, by phone, mail, or in person. But if you

> want to participate in this newsgroup, you will have to abide by the charter

> and the moderators.

>

> Dick Detweiler

> co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai



--

FG

Rochester, Michigan USA



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From: "Richard C. Detweiler" <rdetweil@primenet.com>

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Subject: Re: Incredibly Disillusioned with the Baha'i Community

To: @moa.net (FG)

Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 15:14:43 -0700 (MST)

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> >

> > The charter of the newsgroup states that "the Newsgroup will be subject

> > to standards of Baha'i consultation whose salient features include frank

> > yet respectful statement of views and the concerted, open-minded search

> > for truth." It is on this statement in the charter and this statement

> > alone that I have rejected some of your posts.

>

> I don't believe this is true. "Utterly naive" refers to the idea, not to

> its author as an insult. You're the one who has construed that way. I can't

> even understand what could possibly be WRONG with your objection to the

> second passage in the post in question.

>



Thank you for pointing this out - I hadn't thought of it like that. But I

hope you can see that if I (and the other mods) can be confused on this

point, it will probably be the case with many in the readership as well.

Our tendency is to err on the side of not posting things when they may be

misinterpretted by the readership as being attacks or insults. That way,

the respectful tone is maintained. Remember that the readership includes

people from all backgrounds and cultures. I have been surprised many times

when seemingly innocuous comments have offended. I try to make sure the

chance of this is kept to a minimum.



And, if I may, don't you think "I believe you are being naive because..."

makes your points easier for other to accept and continue to engage you

rather than a brusque "Utterly naive"? Please think about that. I

assume your reason for being here is to share your viewpoint with others.



> Your attempt to hide behind the newsgroup charter strikes me as a mere

> stratagem to conceal what you're actually doing: CENSORING.

>



Once again, Mr Glaysher - my job is not to supress ideas but to make sure

those ideas are presented in a respectful manner conducive to frank and

unfettered consultation.



I continue to await the chance to post your thoughts in the submittals in

question when they are appropriate for posting to the newsgroup.



Dick Detweiler

co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai



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Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

>

> > >

> > > The charter of the newsgroup states that "the Newsgroup will be subject

> > > to standards of Baha'i consultation whose salient features include frank

> > > yet respectful statement of views and the concerted, open-minded search

> > > for truth." It is on this statement in the charter and this statement

> > > alone that I have rejected some of your posts.

> >

> > I don't believe this is true. "Utterly naive" refers to the idea, not to

> > its author as an insult. You're the one who has construed that way. I can't

> > even understand what could possibly be WRONG with your objection to the

> > second passage in the post in question.

> >

>

> Thank you for pointing this out - I hadn't thought of it like that.



Then what's YOUR problem. Post it or suppress it.



But I

> hope you can see that if I (and the other mods) can be confused on this

> point, it will probably be the case with many in the readership as well.



You're assumption is that OTHERS will be as imperceptive as you. And hence

you BAN ME!



> Our tendency is to err on the side of not posting things when they may be

> misinterpretted by the readership as being attacks or insults.



Even after admitting the ERROR is on your part? Not logical. You're trying

to justify your heavy-handed will to BAN.



That way,

> the respectful tone is maintained.



There is nothing disrespectful about either passage YOU'VE questioned.



Remember that the readership includes

> people from all backgrounds and cultures.



Irrelevant justification. You're groping for excuses.



I have been surprised many times

> when seemingly innocuous comments have offended.



Nothing would then ever get posted in your scenario. Unless it meets

your prejudices.



I try to make sure the

> chance of this is kept to a minimum.

>



I don't know that. You're suppression to posting ratio would be required

to make that determination; it would have to be independently confirmed.



> And, if I may, don't you think "I believe you are being naive because..."

> makes your points easier for other to accept and continue to engage you

> rather than a brusque "Utterly naive"? Please think about that. I

> assume your reason for being here is to share your viewpoint with others.

>



You sound like a schoolmarm. A self-righteous, prudish old bag. What gives

you the right? God's charter? It doesn't come from Him.



> > Your attempt to hide behind the newsgroup charter strikes me as a mere

> > stratagem to conceal what you're actually doing: CENSORING.

> >

>

> Once again, Mr Glaysher - my job is not to supress ideas but to make sure

> those ideas are presented in a respectful manner conducive to frank and

> unfettered consultation.

>



You're completely fettering my consultation. But that's okay. You possess

the prescience to know better. Again, you're groping for justification of

your suppressing the presentation of my views to others.



> I continue to await the chance to post your thoughts in the submittals in

> question when they are appropriate for posting to the newsgroup.

>



Mr. Detweiler, you appear to me to be completely shameless and drunk on your

little power to muzzle people who don't echo your opinions.



> Dick Detweiler

> co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai



Again, I ask you to post my message since as you acknowledge above its about

IDEAS.



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FG

Rochester, Michigan USA



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Dear Mr. Glaysher,



When you make the modifications asked or post something which meets the

charter of the newsgroup, I will be happy to post it.



Dick Detweiler

co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai





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> Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

> >

> > > >

> > > > The charter of the newsgroup states that "the Newsgroup will be subject

> > > > to standards of Baha'i consultation whose salient features include frank

> > > > yet respectful statement of views and the concerted, open-minded search

> > > > for truth." It is on this statement in the charter and this statement

> > > > alone that I have rejected some of your posts.

> > >

> > > I don't believe this is true. "Utterly naive" refers to the idea, not to

> > > its author as an insult. You're the one who has construed that way. I can't

> > > even understand what could possibly be WRONG with your objection to the

> > > second passage in the post in question.

> > >

> >

> > Thank you for pointing this out - I hadn't thought of it like that.

>

> Then what's YOUR problem. Post it or suppress it.

>

> But I

> > hope you can see that if I (and the other mods) can be confused on this

> > point, it will probably be the case with many in the readership as well.

>

> You're assumption is that OTHERS will be as imperceptive as you. And hence

> you BAN ME!

>

> > Our tendency is to err on the side of not posting things when they may be

> > misinterpretted by the readership as being attacks or insults.

>

> Even after admitting the ERROR is on your part? Not logical. You're trying

> to justify your heavy-handed will to BAN.

>

> That way,

> > the respectful tone is maintained.

>

> There is nothing disrespectful about either passage YOU'VE questioned.

>

> Remember that the readership includes

> > people from all backgrounds and cultures.

>

> Irrelevant justification. You're groping for excuses.

>

> I have been surprised many times

> > when seemingly innocuous comments have offended.

>

> Nothing would then ever get posted in your scenario. Unless it meets

> your prejudices.

>

> I try to make sure the

> > chance of this is kept to a minimum.

> >

>

> I don't know that. You're suppression to posting ratio would be required

> to make that determination; it would have to be independently confirmed.

>

> > And, if I may, don't you think "I believe you are being naive because..."

> > makes your points easier for other to accept and continue to engage you

> > rather than a brusque "Utterly naive"? Please think about that. I

> > assume your reason for being here is to share your viewpoint with others.

> >

>

> You sound like a schoolmarm. A self-righteous, prudish old bag. What gives

> you the right? God's charter? It doesn't come from Him.

>

> > > Your attempt to hide behind the newsgroup charter strikes me as a mere

> > > stratagem to conceal what you're actually doing: CENSORING.

> > >

> >

> > Once again, Mr Glaysher - my job is not to supress ideas but to make sure

> > those ideas are presented in a respectful manner conducive to frank and

> > unfettered consultation.

> >

>

> You're completely fettering my consultation. But that's okay. You possess

> the prescience to know better. Again, you're groping for justification of

> your suppressing the presentation of my views to others.

>

> > I continue to await the chance to post your thoughts in the submittals in

> > question when they are appropriate for posting to the newsgroup.

> >

>

> Mr. Detweiler, you appear to me to be completely shameless and drunk on your

> little power to muzzle people who don't echo your opinions.

>

> > Dick Detweiler

> > co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

>

> Again, I ask you to post my message since as you acknowledge above its about

> IDEAS.

>

> --

> FG

> Rochester, Michigan USA

>





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What I wrote meets the charter of the newsgroup and the "modifications"

you want are unnecessary and unjustifiable. You yourself

acknowledged your request for "modification" was based on your own

misreading and misunderstanding of the post.



God save us if the Baha'i Faith comes down to people like you

"protecting" us....



I ask you again to post it or pass it on to someone else who's

more rational than you.





Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

>

> Dear Mr. Glaysher,

>

> When you make the modifications asked or post something which meets the

> charter of the newsgroup, I will be happy to post it.

>

> Dick Detweiler

> co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

>

> > From @moa.net Thu Nov 21 08:05:55 1996

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> > Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

> > >

> > > > >

> > > > > The charter of the newsgroup states that "the Newsgroup will be subject

> > > > > to standards of Baha'i consultation whose salient features include frank

> > > > > yet respectful statement of views and the concerted, open-minded search

> > > > > for truth." It is on this statement in the charter and this statement

> > > > > alone that I have rejected some of your posts.

> > > >

> > > > I don't believe this is true. "Utterly naive" refers to the idea, not to

> > > > its author as an insult. You're the one who has construed that way. I can't

> > > > even understand what could possibly be WRONG with your objection to the

> > > > second passage in the post in question.

> > > >

> > >

> > > Thank you for pointing this out - I hadn't thought of it like that.

> >

> > Then what's YOUR problem. Post it or suppress it.

> >

> > But I

> > > hope you can see that if I (and the other mods) can be confused on this

> > > point, it will probably be the case with many in the readership as well.

> >

> > You're assumption is that OTHERS will be as imperceptive as you. And hence

> > you BAN ME!

> >

> > > Our tendency is to err on the side of not posting things when they may be

> > > misinterpretted by the readership as being attacks or insults.

> >

> > Even after admitting the ERROR is on your part? Not logical. You're trying

> > to justify your heavy-handed will to BAN.

> >

> > That way,

> > > the respectful tone is maintained.

> >

> > There is nothing disrespectful about either passage YOU'VE questioned.

> >

> > Remember that the readership includes

> > > people from all backgrounds and cultures.

> >

> > Irrelevant justification. You're groping for excuses.

> >

> > I have been surprised many times

> > > when seemingly innocuous comments have offended.

> >

> > Nothing would then ever get posted in your scenario. Unless it meets

> > your prejudices.

> >

> > I try to make sure the

> > > chance of this is kept to a minimum.

> > >

> >

> > I don't know that. You're suppression to posting ratio would be required

> > to make that determination; it would have to be independently confirmed.

> >

> > > And, if I may, don't you think "I believe you are being naive because..."

> > > makes your points easier for other to accept and continue to engage you

> > > rather than a brusque "Utterly naive"? Please think about that. I

> > > assume your reason for being here is to share your viewpoint with others.

> > >

> >

> > You sound like a schoolmarm. A self-righteous, prudish old bag. What gives

> > you the right? God's charter? It doesn't come from Him.

> >

> > > > Your attempt to hide behind the newsgroup charter strikes me as a mere

> > > > stratagem to conceal what you're actually doing: CENSORING.

> > > >

> > >

> > > Once again, Mr Glaysher - my job is not to supress ideas but to make sure

> > > those ideas are presented in a respectful manner conducive to frank and

> > > unfettered consultation.

> > >

> >

> > You're completely fettering my consultation. But that's okay. You possess

> > the prescience to know better. Again, you're groping for justification of

> > your suppressing the presentation of my views to others.

> >

> > > I continue to await the chance to post your thoughts in the submittals in

> > > question when they are appropriate for posting to the newsgroup.

> > >

> >

> > Mr. Detweiler, you appear to me to be completely shameless and drunk on your

> > little power to muzzle people who don't echo your opinions.

> >

> > > Dick Detweiler

> > > co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

> >

> > Again, I ask you to post my message since as you acknowledge above its about

> > IDEAS.

> >

> > --

> > FG

> > Rochester, Michigan USA

> >



--

FG

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karl1971@aol.com wrote:

> [clip]



> The believers of Baha'u'llah have a Faith of integrity. Unlike the world

> that's falling apart around us, the ones who who believe in Baha'u'llah

> make love, not war.

>

> One of the most important ways we do this is by fulfilling a legitimate

> quest to marry, always confident each and everyone of us has the potential

> to be a partner of a beautiful spiritual match made in heaven.

>

> In a Bahai Marriage:

>

> We seek nothing less than a partner with patience, who believes in dreams,

> justice, miracles, and aspirations who will spend every one of his or her

> most physically intimate moments with one and only one for the rest of his

> or her life.

>

> We seek nothing less than a world where every father and mother is

> completely satisfied with who they have for a son-in-law or

> daughter-in-law.

>

> We seek nothing less than a fellow beauty of the opposite sex who respects

> his or her body and doesn't smoke dope or drink booze or have some

> loathsome addiction.

>

> We seek nothing less than someone who always had high standards of

> justice, integrity, dignity, and morality, and has always been sensitive

> and intelligent, even having been raised among sick people and having gone

> through hell in a handbasket.

>

> We seek nothing less than beautiful love making experiences with standards

> of integrity that free us from the shackles of a promiscuous world.

>

> We seek nothing less than a world full of pairs of men and women of good

> taste who legitimately receive and satisfy each other's desires for

> sensual affection.

>

>

>

> -- sincerely

>

> -- Karl





Karl, man to man, you need to get married! Let me give you a little unsolicited

advice, if you don't mind. Don't choose one of these half-dead Baha'i women, the

self-righteous zealot type. Find a real woman with some blood flowing through her

veins....



--

FG

Rochester, Michigan USA



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Subject: Re: The Integrity of Bahai Marriage (revised)

To: @MOA.net (FG)

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Not suitable for the group. Tell hi mto take it to e-mail.



Dick D.



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> karl1971@aol.com wrote:

> > [clip]

>

> > The believers of Baha'u'llah have a Faith of integrity. Unlike the world

> > that's falling apart around us, the ones who who believe in Baha'u'llah

> > make love, not war.

> >

> > One of the most important ways we do this is by fulfilling a legitimate

> > quest to marry, always confident each and everyone of us has the potential

> > to be a partner of a beautiful spiritual match made in heaven.

> >

> > In a Bahai Marriage:

> >

> > We seek nothing less than a partner with patience, who believes in dreams,

> > justice, miracles, and aspirations who will spend every one of his or her

> > most physically intimate moments with one and only one for the rest of his

> > or her life.

> >

> > We seek nothing less than a world where every father and mother is

> > completely satisfied with who they have for a son-in-law or

> > daughter-in-law.

> >

> > We seek nothing less than a fellow beauty of the opposite sex who respects

> > his or her body and doesn't smoke dope or drink booze or have some

> > loathsome addiction.

> >

> > We seek nothing less than someone who always had high standards of

> > justice, integrity, dignity, and morality, and has always been sensitive

> > and intelligent, even having been raised among sick people and having gone

> > through hell in a handbasket.

> >

> > We seek nothing less than beautiful love making experiences with standards

> > of integrity that free us from the shackles of a promiscuous world.

> >

> > We seek nothing less than a world full of pairs of men and women of good

> > taste who legitimately receive and satisfy each other's desires for

> > sensual affection.

> >

> >

> >

> > -- sincerely

> >

> > -- Karl

>

>

> Karl, man to man, you need to get married! Let me give you a little unsolicited

> advice, if you don't mind. Don't choose one of these half-dead Baha'i women, the

> self-righteous zealot type. Find a real woman with some blood flowing through her

> veins....

>

> --

> FG

> Rochester, Michigan USA

>





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Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

>

> Not suitable for the group. Tell hi mto take it to e-mail.

>

> Dick D.

>





Dick, I mean this in all seriousness. You're a fascist pig. I'd say that to

your face, fellow....







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> > Newsgroups: soc.religion.bahai

> > Subject: Re: The Integrity of Bahai Marriage (revised)

> > Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 09:45:16 -0500

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> >

> > karl1971@aol.com wrote:

> > > [clip]

> >

> > > The believers of Baha'u'llah have a Faith of integrity. Unlike the world

> > > that's falling apart around us, the ones who who believe in Baha'u'llah

> > > make love, not war.

> > >

> > > One of the most important ways we do this is by fulfilling a legitimate

> > > quest to marry, always confident each and everyone of us has the potential

> > > to be a partner of a beautiful spiritual match made in heaven.

> > >

> > > In a Bahai Marriage:

> > >

> > > We seek nothing less than a partner with patience, who believes in dreams,

> > > justice, miracles, and aspirations who will spend every one of his or her

> > > most physically intimate moments with one and only one for the rest of his

> > > or her life.

> > >

> > > We seek nothing less than a world where every father and mother is

> > > completely satisfied with who they have for a son-in-law or

> > > daughter-in-law.

> > >

> > > We seek nothing less than a fellow beauty of the opposite sex who respects

> > > his or her body and doesn't smoke dope or drink booze or have some

> > > loathsome addiction.

> > >

> > > We seek nothing less than someone who always had high standards of

> > > justice, integrity, dignity, and morality, and has always been sensitive

> > > and intelligent, even having been raised among sick people and having gone

> > > through hell in a handbasket.

> > >

> > > We seek nothing less than beautiful love making experiences with standards

> > > of integrity that free us from the shackles of a promiscuous world.

> > >

> > > We seek nothing less than a world full of pairs of men and women of good

> > > taste who legitimately receive and satisfy each other's desires for

> > > sensual affection.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > -- sincerely

> > >

> > > -- Karl

> >

> >

> > Karl, man to man, you need to get married! Let me give you a little unsolicited

> > advice, if you don't mind. Don't choose one of these half-dead Baha'i women, the

> > self-righteous zealot type. Find a real woman with some blood flowing through her

> > veins....

> >

> > --

> > FG

> > Rochester, Michigan USA

> >



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Dear Frederick,



A real, true _question_. Did you mean for this to go out to the

newsgroup? The humor is apparent, the advice is probebly reasonable,

but I am forced to wonder if you really ment the post to go to the

newsgroup. It seems too susceptable to te kind of mis-interpretation

that gets rwars started..... I therefore suspect that you ment

this for private email.



Rick Boatright

co-moderator

soc.religion.bahai



> To: soc-religion-bahai@uunet.uu.net

> From: FG <@MOA.net>

> Subject: Re: The Integrity of Bahai Marriage (revised)

> Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 09:45:16 -0500

> Organization: Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, U.S.A.

> To: karl1971@aol.com

> Cc: @MOA.net



> karl1971@aol.com wrote:

> > [clip]

>

> > The believers of Baha'u'llah have a Faith of integrity. Unlike the world

> > that's falling apart around us, the ones who who believe in Baha'u'llah

> > make love, not war.

> >

> > One of the most important ways we do this is by fulfilling a legitimate

> > quest to marry, always confident each and everyone of us has the potential

> > to be a partner of a beautiful spiritual match made in heaven.

> >

> > In a Bahai Marriage:

> >

> > We seek nothing less than a partner with patience, who believes in dreams,

> > justice, miracles, and aspirations who will spend every one of his or her

> > most physically intimate moments with one and only one for the rest of his

> > or her life.

> >

> > We seek nothing less than a world where every father and mother is

> > completely satisfied with who they have for a son-in-law or

> > daughter-in-law.

> >

> > We seek nothing less than a fellow beauty of the opposite sex who respects

> > his or her body and doesn't smoke dope or drink booze or have some

> > loathsome addiction.

> >

> > We seek nothing less than someone who always had high standards of

> > justice, integrity, dignity, and morality, and has always been sensitive

> > and intelligent, even having been raised among sick people and having gone

> > through hell in a handbasket.

> >

> > We seek nothing less than beautiful love making experiences with standards

> > of integrity that free us from the shackles of a promiscuous world.

> >

> > We seek nothing less than a world full of pairs of men and women of good

> > taste who legitimately receive and satisfy each other's desires for

> > sensual affection.

> >

> >

> >

> > -- sincerely

> >

> > -- Karl

>

>

> Karl, man to man, you need to get married! Let me give you a little unsolicited

> advice, if you don't mind. Don't choose one of these half-dead Baha'i women, the

> self-righteous zealot type. Find a real woman with some blood flowing through her

> veins....

>

> --

> FG

> Rochester, Michigan USA

>



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Rick Boatright wrote:

>

> Dear Frederick,

>

> A real, true _question_. Did you mean for this to go out to the

> newsgroup? The humor is apparent, the advice is probebly reasonable,

> but I am forced to wonder if you really ment the post to go to the

> newsgroup. It seems too susceptable to te kind of mis-interpretation

> that gets rwars started..... I therefore suspect that you ment

> this for private email.

>

> Rick Boatright

> co-moderator

> soc.religion.bahai

>



You "suspect" incorrectly. I certainly intended for my message to be posted.

I'd appreciate if you'd act as a moderator and not a censor.



I find you're interfering in my communication offensive. Post it.











>

> To: soc-religion-bahai@uunet.uu.net

> > From: FG <@MOA.net>

> > Subject: Re: The Integrity of Bahai Marriage (revised)

> > Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 09:45:16 -0500

> > Organization: Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, U.S.A.

> > To: karl1971@aol.com

> > Cc: @MOA.net

>

> > karl1971@aol.com wrote:

> > > [clip]

> >

> > > The believers of Baha'u'llah have a Faith of integrity. Unlike the world

> > > that's falling apart around us, the ones who who believe in Baha'u'llah

> > > make love, not war.

> > >

> > > One of the most important ways we do this is by fulfilling a legitimate

> > > quest to marry, always confident each and everyone of us has the potential

> > > to be a partner of a beautiful spiritual match made in heaven.

> > >

> > > In a Bahai Marriage:

> > >

> > > We seek nothing less than a partner with patience, who believes in dreams,

> > > justice, miracles, and aspirations who will spend every one of his or her

> > > most physically intimate moments with one and only one for the rest of his

> > > or her life.

> > >

> > > We seek nothing less than a world where every father and mother is

> > > completely satisfied with who they have for a son-in-law or

> > > daughter-in-law.

> > >

> > > We seek nothing less than a fellow beauty of the opposite sex who respects

> > > his or her body and doesn't smoke dope or drink booze or have some

> > > loathsome addiction.

> > >

> > > We seek nothing less than someone who always had high standards of

> > > justice, integrity, dignity, and morality, and has always been sensitive

> > > and intelligent, even having been raised among sick people and having gone

> > > through hell in a handbasket.

> > >

> > > We seek nothing less than beautiful love making experiences with standards

> > > of integrity that free us from the shackles of a promiscuous world.

> > >

> > > We seek nothing less than a world full of pairs of men and women of good

> > > taste who legitimately receive and satisfy each other's desires for

> > > sensual affection.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > -- sincerely

> > >

> > > -- Karl

> >

> >

> > Karl, man to man, you need to get married! Let me give you a little unsolicited

> > advice, if you don't mind. Don't choose one of these half-dead Baha'i women, the

> > self-righteous zealot type. Find a real woman with some blood flowing through her

> > veins....

> >

> > --

> > FG

> > Rochester, Michigan USA

> >



--

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From: KARL1971@aol.com

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In a message dated 96-11-17 09:44:24 EST, you write:



<< Karl, man to man, you need to get married! Let me give you a little

unsolicited

advice, if you don't mind. Don't choose one of these half-dead Baha'i

women, the

self-righteous zealot type. Find a real woman with some blood flowing

through her

veins....

>>



Do you know of any single ages 18-30?



Karl Lehman, Oregon, USA







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KARL1971@aol.com wrote:

>

> In a message dated 96-11-17 09:44:24 EST, you write:

>

> << Karl, man to man, you need to get married! Let me give you a little

> unsolicited

> advice, if you don't mind. Don't choose one of these half-dead Baha'i

> women, the

> self-righteous zealot type. Find a real woman with some blood flowing

> through her

> veins....

> >>

>

> Do you know of any single ages 18-30?

>

> Karl Lehman, Oregon, USA





Karl, unlike the fascists who "moderate" the newsgroup, you have a sense of humor.

They've banned the post I sent you from the wires as not "suitable." Too many

fanatical feminist Baha'i broads out there would have their "feelings" hurt, I guess....





--

FG

Rochester, Michigan USA



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And in your internal model, what is the difference between a

moderator and a censor? I asked a polite question. Did you intend

to post this? Lots of people post things they didn't intend to, and

we catch a lot of those. They are generally greatful. I didn't

complain that you characterize Baha'i women as bloodless. I probebly

should. I didn't complain that your comment was bigoted and

offensive to the vast majority of sexually active and spirited Baha'i

women, though I probebly should. Let them tell you that themselves.



I asked a polite question.



Lighten up.



Don't try to put a nazi mantle on my shoulders.



Rick Boatright

co-moderator

soc.religion.bahai



> Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 08:07:05 -0500

> From: FG <@moa.net>

> To: boatright@cjnetworks.com

> Cc: @moa.net

> Subject: Re: The Integrity of Bahai Marriage (revised)



> Rick Boatright wrote:

> >

> > Dear Frederick,

> >

> > A real, true _question_. Did you mean for this to go out to the

> > newsgroup? The humor is apparent, the advice is probebly reasonable,

> > but I am forced to wonder if you really ment the post to go to the

> > newsgroup. It seems too susceptable to te kind of mis-interpretation

> > that gets rwars started..... I therefore suspect that you ment

> > this for private email.

> >

> > Rick Boatright

> > co-moderator

> > soc.religion.bahai

> >

>

> You "suspect" incorrectly. I certainly intended for my message to be posted.

> I'd appreciate if you'd act as a moderator and not a censor.

>

> I find you're interfering in my communication offensive. Post it.

>

>

>

>

>

> >

> > To: soc-religion-bahai@uunet.uu.net

> > > From: FG <@MOA.net>

> > > Subject: Re: The Integrity of Bahai Marriage (revised)

> > > Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 09:45:16 -0500

> > > Organization: Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, U.S.A.

> > > To: karl1971@aol.com

> > > Cc: @MOA.net

> >

> > > karl1971@aol.com wrote:

> > > > [clip]

> > >

> > > > The believers of Baha'u'llah have a Faith of integrity. Unlike the world

> > > > that's falling apart around us, the ones who who believe in Baha'u'llah

> > > > make love, not war.

> > > >

> > > > One of the most important ways we do this is by fulfilling a legitimate

> > > > quest to marry, always confident each and everyone of us has the potential

> > > > to be a partner of a beautiful spiritual match made in heaven.

> > > >

> > > > In a Bahai Marriage:

> > > >

> > > > We seek nothing less than a partner with patience, who believes in dreams,

> > > > justice, miracles, and aspirations who will spend every one of his or her

> > > > most physically intimate moments with one and only one for the rest of his

> > > > or her life.

> > > >

> > > > We seek nothing less than a world where every father and mother is

> > > > completely satisfied with who they have for a son-in-law or

> > > > daughter-in-law.

> > > >

> > > > We seek nothing less than a fellow beauty of the opposite sex who respects

> > > > his or her body and doesn't smoke dope or drink booze or have some

> > > > loathsome addiction.

> > > >

> > > > We seek nothing less than someone who always had high standards of

> > > > justice, integrity, dignity, and morality, and has always been sensitive

> > > > and intelligent, even having been raised among sick people and having gone

> > > > through hell in a handbasket.

> > > >

> > > > We seek nothing less than beautiful love making experiences with standards

> > > > of integrity that free us from the shackles of a promiscuous world.

> > > >

> > > > We seek nothing less than a world full of pairs of men and women of good

> > > > taste who legitimately receive and satisfy each other's desires for

> > > > sensual affection.

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > -- sincerely

> > > >

> > > > -- Karl

> > >

> > >

> > > Karl, man to man, you need to get married! Let me give you a little unsolicited

> > > advice, if you don't mind. Don't choose one of these half-dead Baha'i women, the

> > > self-righteous zealot type. Find a real woman with some blood flowing through her

> > > veins....

> > >

> > > --

> > > FG

> > > Rochester, Michigan USA

> > >

>

> --

> FG

> Rochester, Michigan USA

>



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Rick Boatright wrote:

>

> And in your internal model, what is the difference between a

> moderator and a censor?



See previous message to you.



I asked a polite question. Did you intend

> to post this?



I sent it to the newsgroup, didn't I?



Lots of people post things they didn't intend to, and

> we catch a lot of those.



In such cases, you'd be properly assisting discussion.



They are generally greatful. I didn't

> complain that you characterize Baha'i women as bloodless.



Why should you? What business is it of yours? I'm not writing to you,

nor do I want to. Yet here I am stuck in a non-productive task dealing

with you and Richard....



I probebly

> should.



Why should you. Who the hell are you?



I didn't complain that your comment was bigoted and

> offensive to the vast majority of sexually active and spirited Baha'i

> women, though I probebly should.



A complaint you're entitled to make. In public. In response to me on the

Net. Not shunting anything YOU don't like off into obscurity.



Let them tell you that themselves.

>



I am saying the freedom for them to say so should be extended to them. You

are robbing them of that God-given freedom of expression of conscience.



> I asked a polite question.

>

> Lighten up.

>



Don't tell me to lighten up when you and Richard are perverting and screening the

newsgroup self-righteous, prudishly suppressing opinions you don't like.



Again, who are you two to make such decisions? Do you really imagine God has

given you the ability to make such judgements?



> Don't try to put a nazi mantle on my shoulders.

>



It's already there, Rick. Wake up.



> Rick Boatright

> co-moderator

> soc.religion.bahai

>

>





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FG

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Apparently, a new text has been discovered. Or perhaps it has always

been there. I, and others, apparently, missed it. It was difficult

to see. Alas, I, we, are so woefully human.... Blind and stumbling

through this morass....



The crucial passage in the newly discovered Revealed Word is this:





THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT SARCASM!





There are sensitive plants. We mustn't hurt their feelings.



I beg all of you to meditate profoundly on this koan. It has the

power to change the world....





--

FG

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Apparently, a new text has been discovered. Or perhaps it has always

been there. I, and others, apparently, missed it. It was difficult

to see. Alas, I, we, are so woefully human.... Blind and stumbling

through this morass....



The crucial passage in the newly discovered Revealed Word is this:





THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT SARCASM!





There are sensitive plants. We mustn't hurt their feelings.



I beg all of you to meditate profoundly on this koan. It has the

power to change the world....





--

FG

Rochester, Michigan USA



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Dear Mr. Glaysher,



Sorry for the inadvertent send on the last message. The following will

not be posted to the newsgroup as it is disrespectful in tone and sarcastic

in the extreme. As a Baha'i, perhaps you will get some value out of the

following excerpts from Baha'u'llah's Writings. I provide them as insight

into why the moderators enforce the policies they have in place.



"O ye beloved of the Lord! Commit not that which defileth the limpid

stream of love or destroyeth the sweet fragrance of friendship. By

the righteousness of the Lord! We were created to show love one to

another and not perversity and rancor. Take pride not in love for

yourselves but in love for your fellow-creatures. Glory not in love

for your country, but in love for all mankind."



- Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah 138 (quoted in "Unrestrained

as the Wind", section on "Demonstrating love and fellowship", p 87 ).



"Say: Human utterance is an essence which aspireth to exert its

influence and needeth moderation. As to its influence, this is

conditional upon refinement which in turn is dependent upon hearts

which are detached and pure. As to its moderation, this hath to be

combined with tact and wisdom as prescribed in the Holy Scriptures

and Tablets. Meditate upon that which hath streamed forth from the

heaven of the Will of thy Lord, He Who is the Source of all grace,

that thou mayest grasp the intended meaning which is enshrined in

the sacred depths of the Holy Writings."



- Baha'u'llah, Tablet of Wisdom, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 143



"For the tongue is a smouldering fire, and excess of speech

a deadly poison. Material fire consumeth the body, whereas

the fire of the tongue devoureth both heart and soul. The

force of the former lasteth but for a time, whilst the

effects of the latter endure a century."

- Baha'u'llah, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 193





Thank you for participating,



Dick Detweiler

rdetweil@primenet.com

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>

> Apparently, a new text has been discovered. Or perhaps it has always

> been there. I, and others, apparently, missed it. It was difficult

> to see. Alas, I, we, are so woefully human.... Blind and stumbling

> through this morass....

>

> The crucial passage in the newly discovered Revealed Word is this:

>

>

> THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT SARCASM!

>

>

> There are sensitive plants. We mustn't hurt their feelings.

>

> I beg all of you to meditate profoundly on this koan. It has the

> power to change the world....

>

>

> --

> FG

> Rochester, Michigan USA

>





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Thank you Richard for Teaching me what the Baha'i Faith truly stands for.



Again, I believe you are CENSORING me and ask you to pass this post on to

someone else.





Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

>

> Dear Mr. Glaysher,

>

> Sorry for the inadvertent send on the last message. The following will

> not be posted to the newsgroup as it is disrespectful in tone and sarcastic

> in the extreme. As a Baha'i, perhaps you will get some value out of the

> following excerpts from Baha'u'llah's Writings. I provide them as insight

> into why the moderators enforce the policies they have in place.

>

> "O ye beloved of the Lord! Commit not that which defileth the limpid

> stream of love or destroyeth the sweet fragrance of friendship. By

> the righteousness of the Lord! We were created to show love one to

> another and not perversity and rancor. Take pride not in love for

> yourselves but in love for your fellow-creatures. Glory not in love

> for your country, but in love for all mankind."

>

> - Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah 138 (quoted in "Unrestrained

> as the Wind", section on "Demonstrating love and fellowship", p 87 ).

>

> "Say: Human utterance is an essence which aspireth to exert its

> influence and needeth moderation. As to its influence, this is

> conditional upon refinement which in turn is dependent upon hearts

> which are detached and pure. As to its moderation, this hath to be

> combined with tact and wisdom as prescribed in the Holy Scriptures

> and Tablets. Meditate upon that which hath streamed forth from the

> heaven of the Will of thy Lord, He Who is the Source of all grace,

> that thou mayest grasp the intended meaning which is enshrined in

> the sacred depths of the Holy Writings."

>

> - Baha'u'llah, Tablet of Wisdom, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 143

>

> "For the tongue is a smouldering fire, and excess of speech

> a deadly poison. Material fire consumeth the body, whereas

> the fire of the tongue devoureth both heart and soul. The

> force of the former lasteth but for a time, whilst the

> effects of the latter endure a century."

> - Baha'u'llah, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 193

>

> Thank you for participating,

>

> Dick Detweiler

> rdetweil@primenet.com

> Co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

>

> ================ Begin submitted post =========================

>

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> > Newsgroups: soc.religion.bahai

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> >

> > Apparently, a new text has been discovered. Or perhaps it has always

> > been there. I, and others, apparently, missed it. It was difficult

> > to see. Alas, I, we, are so woefully human.... Blind and stumbling

> > through this morass....

> >

> > The crucial passage in the newly discovered Revealed Word is this:

> >

> >

> > THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT SARCASM!

> >

> >

> > There are sensitive plants. We mustn't hurt their feelings.

> >

> > I beg all of you to meditate profoundly on this koan. It has the

> > power to change the world....

> >

> >

> > --

> > FG

> > Rochester, Michigan USA

> >

>

> ================ End submitted post ===========================



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FG

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>

> Thank you Richard for Teaching me what the Baha'i Faith truly stands for.

>

> Again, I believe you are CENSORING me and ask you to pass this post on to

> someone else.

>



It is the policy of the moderation team that we are responsible for the posts

that come in on our watches which typically last a week. After that week

we still are individually responsible for the posts submitted on our time.

In the future if you would like to address your remarks to the moderation

team, please send them to srb-mods@bcca.org which will reach all of the

moderators. However, the decision on the posts in question rest with me

as per the moderation policy of the newsgroup.



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Dear Frederick,



The decisions about the replies to your posts have been made by the

group of moderators not by Dick acting alone.



I am very very sorry you feel abused about this. The moderators

profoundly belive that this post does not contribute to discussion

"about the beliefs and teachings of the Baha'i Faith." and that it

and the previous post that it reffers to violate the charters

restrictions on abusive language. The group of moderators further

have requested that one of our number forward to you several

selections from the Baha'i writings about hateful speech and the care

with which we must choose words.



Beyond that, if you still feel the moderators are overstepping their

bounds, you may, of course, post your comments about the moderators

in the appropriate forum on Usenet, which is usually considered to be

news.admin.abuse or news.admin.misc. Additionally, you may contact

the newsgroups sponsoring LSA. I will forward their address to you

in a subsequent message, however, you should be forwarned that the

Assembly does not exercise direct oversight over the moderators, nor

is it chartered to. The newsgroup moderators are chartered by the

Usenet newsgroup system, not by any Baha'i institution.



Rick Boatright

co-moderator

soc.religion.bahai



> Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 06:17:46 -0500

> From: FG <@moa.net>

> To: srb-mods@bcca.org

> Cc: @moa.net

> Subject: Re: New Sacred Text Unveiled



> I believe Richard Detweiler is CENSORING my following message. I appeal

> to you, whoever you are, to have some common sense and permit it to be

> posted.

>

> I will forward to you the original message, which he also CENSORED, to

> which this was responding.

>

>

> >

> > Apparently, a new text has been discovered. Or perhaps it has always

> > been there. I, and others, apparently, missed it. It was difficult

> > to see. Alas, I, we, are so woefully human.... Blind and stumbling

> > through this morass....

> >

> > The crucial passage in the newly discovered Revealed Word is this:

> >

> > THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT SARCASM!

> >

> > There are sensitive plants. We mustn't hurt their feelings.

> >

> > I beg all of you to meditate profoundly on this koan. It has the

> > power to change the world....

> >

> > --

> > FG

> > Rochester, Michigan USA

>

> --

> FG

> Rochester, Michigan USA

>



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Rick Boatright wrote:

>

> Dear Frederick,

>

> The decisions about the replies to your posts have been made by the

> group of moderators not by Dick acting alone.

>

> I am very very sorry you feel abused about this. The moderators

> profoundly belive that this post does not contribute to discussion

> "about the beliefs and teachings of the Baha'i Faith."



The moderators are wrong and censoring my speech.



and that it

> and the previous post that it reffers to violate the charters

> restrictions on abusive language.



"Abusive language"? Cite some of it for me. "Utterly naive"? Oh come on!

What you're doing is censoring and manipulating postings that express opinions

you differ with.



The group of moderators further

> have requested that one of our number forward to you several

> selections from the Baha'i writings about hateful speech



"Hateful speech"! How dare you! Cite it for me, please. It's not in either

post. I absolutely resent your self-righteous, self-serving characterization

of my speech as "hateful." Keep the Baha'i selections and read them yourself!



and the care

> with which we must choose words.

>



Your choice of words leaves much to be desired in my opinion. I don't believe

"hate speech" is in the Baha'i Writings. It's part of the worthless, prevailing

liberalism you're not intelligent enough to see through.



> Beyond that, if you still feel the moderators are overstepping their

> bounds, you may, of course, post your comments about the moderators

> in the appropriate forum on Usenet, which is usually considered to be

> news.admin.abuse or news.admin.misc.



In other words, go away and leave us alone. Don't dare question our

judgement or rock the boat because we're blessed with holy insight.



Additionally, you may contact

> the newsgroups sponsoring LSA.



Why bother? They'll probably only be fanatics like you.



I will forward their address to you

> in a subsequent message, however, you should be forwarned that the

> Assembly does not exercise direct oversight over the moderators, nor

> is it chartered to. The newsgroup moderators are chartered by the

> Usenet newsgroup system, not by any Baha'i institution.

>



Entirely loose canons, eh? Uh huh. Fascists in MHO.



> Rick Boatright

> co-moderator

> soc.religion.bahai

>

> > Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 06:17:46 -0500

> > From: FG <@moa.net>

> > To: srb-mods@bcca.org

> > Cc: @moa.net

> > Subject: Re: New Sacred Text Unveiled

>

> > I believe Richard Detweiler is CENSORING my following message. I appeal

> > to you, whoever you are, to have some common sense and permit it to be

> > posted.

> >

> > I will forward to you the original message, which he also CENSORED, to

> > which this was responding.

> >

> >

> > >

> > > Apparently, a new text has been discovered. Or perhaps it has always

> > > been there. I, and others, apparently, missed it. It was difficult

> > > to see. Alas, I, we, are so woefully human.... Blind and stumbling

> > > through this morass....

> > >

> > > The crucial passage in the newly discovered Revealed Word is this:

> > >

> > > THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT SARCASM!

> > >

> > > There are sensitive plants. We mustn't hurt their feelings.

> > >

> > > I beg all of you to meditate profoundly on this koan. It has the

> > > power to change the world....



> > >

> > > --

> > > FG

> > > Rochester, Michigan USA

> >

> > --

> > FG

> > Rochester, Michigan USA

> >



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FG

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Would you like a case study in manipulation of speech on soc.religion.bahai? Read this.





FG wrote:

>

> Rick Boatright wrote:

> >

> > Dear Frederick,

> >

> > The decisions about the replies to your posts have been made by the

> > group of moderators not by Dick acting alone.

> >

> > I am very very sorry you feel abused about this. The moderators

> > profoundly belive that this post does not contribute to discussion

> > "about the beliefs and teachings of the Baha'i Faith."

>

> The moderators are wrong and censoring my speech.

>

> and that it

> > and the previous post that it reffers to violate the charters

> > restrictions on abusive language.

>

> "Abusive language"? Cite some of it for me. "Utterly naive"? Oh come on!

> What you're doing is censoring and manipulating postings that express opinions

> you differ with.

>

> The group of moderators further

> > have requested that one of our number forward to you several

> > selections from the Baha'i writings about hateful speech

>

> "Hateful speech"! How dare you! Cite it for me, please. It's not in either

> post. I absolutely resent your self-righteous, self-serving characterization

> of my speech as "hateful." Keep the Baha'i selections and read them yourself!

>

> and the care

> > with which we must choose words.

> >

>

> Your choice of words leaves much to be desired in my opinion. I don't believe

> "hate speech" is in the Baha'i Writings. It's part of the worthless, prevailing

> liberalism you're not intelligent enough to see through.

>

> > Beyond that, if you still feel the moderators are overstepping their

> > bounds, you may, of course, post your comments about the moderators

> > in the appropriate forum on Usenet, which is usually considered to be

> > news.admin.abuse or news.admin.misc.

>

> In other words, go away and leave us alone. Don't dare question our

> judgement or rock the boat because we're blessed with holy insight.

>

> Additionally, you may contact

> > the newsgroups sponsoring LSA.

>

> Why bother? They'll probably only be fanatics like you.

>

> I will forward their address to you

> > in a subsequent message, however, you should be forwarned that the

> > Assembly does not exercise direct oversight over the moderators, nor

> > is it chartered to. The newsgroup moderators are chartered by the

> > Usenet newsgroup system, not by any Baha'i institution.

> >

>

> Entirely loose canons, eh? Uh huh. Fascists in MHO.

>

> > Rick Boatright

> > co-moderator

> > soc.religion.bahai

> >

> > > Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 06:17:46 -0500

> > > From: FG <@moa.net>

> > > To: srb-mods@bcca.org

> > > Cc: @moa.net

> > > Subject: Re: New Sacred Text Unveiled

> >

> > > I believe Richard Detweiler is CENSORING my following message. I appeal

> > > to you, whoever you are, to have some common sense and permit it to be

> > > posted.

> > >

> > > I will forward to you the original message, which he also CENSORED, to

> > > which this was responding.

> > >

> > >

> > > >

> > > > Apparently, a new text has been discovered. Or perhaps it has always

> > > > been there. I, and others, apparently, missed it. It was difficult

> > > > to see. Alas, I, we, are so woefully human.... Blind and stumbling

> > > > through this morass....

> > > >

> > > > The crucial passage in the newly discovered Revealed Word is this:

> > > >

> > > > THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT SARCASM!

> > > >

> > > > There are sensitive plants. We mustn't hurt their feelings.

> > > >

> > > > I beg all of you to meditate profoundly on this koan. It has the

> > > > power to change the world....

> > > >

> > > > --

> > > > FG

> > > > Rochester, Michigan USA

> > >

> > > --

> > > FG

> > > Rochester, Michigan USA

> > >

>

> --

> FG

> Rochester, Michigan USA



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Susan Maneck wrote:

>

> Dear Frederick,

>

> Your postings are not what I would call "hate speech" but they are

> "flames." I think you will make your points much more effectively if

> your tone were a bit more temperate. I say that as someone who

> sympathizes with your concerns.

>

> Susan



Tone? I'll chose the tone I damn well like! To hell with you bunch of

self-appointed overseers of public discussion....



Temperate? As insipid and devoid of personality as the circuits of a

computer board! Is this what the Baha'i Faith amounts to? Old biddies

shaking their crooked fingers in the faces of naughty little boys....



--

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Will I be permitted a hearing here? Oh my, perhaps I should first consult

the holy texts.... No, I might misread them.... Others will read them for

me--they shall tell me what they mean. God has inspired them.... What I

should do? Dare I.... Oh this world of muck and mud....







Subject:

Re: New Sacred Text Unveiled

Date:

Fri, 22 Nov 1996 08:48:14 -0700 (MST)

From:

"Richard C. Detweiler" <rdetweil@primenet.com>

To:

@MOA.net (FG)

CC:

srb-mods@bcca.org







Dear Mr. Glaysher,



Sorry for the inadvertent send on the last message. The following will

not be posted to the newsgroup as it is disrespectful in tone and sarcastic

in the extreme. As a Baha'i, perhaps you will get some value out of the

following excerpts from Baha'u'llah's Writings. I provide them as insight

into why the moderators enforce the policies they have in place.



"O ye beloved of the Lord! Commit not that which defileth the limpid

stream of love or destroyeth the sweet fragrance of friendship. By

the righteousness of the Lord! We were created to show love one to

another and not perversity and rancor. Take pride not in love for

yourselves but in love for your fellow-creatures. Glory not in love

for your country, but in love for all mankind."



- Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah 138 (quoted in "Unrestrained

as the Wind", section on "Demonstrating love and fellowship", p 87 ).



"Say: Human utterance is an essence which aspireth to exert its

influence and needeth moderation. As to its influence, this is

conditional upon refinement which in turn is dependent upon hearts

which are detached and pure. As to its moderation, this hath to be

combined with tact and wisdom as prescribed in the Holy Scriptures

and Tablets. Meditate upon that which hath streamed forth from the

heaven of the Will of thy Lord, He Who is the Source of all grace,

that thou mayest grasp the intended meaning which is enshrined in

the sacred depths of the Holy Writings."



- Baha'u'llah, Tablet of Wisdom, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 143



"For the tongue is a smouldering fire, and excess of speech

a deadly poison. Material fire consumeth the body, whereas

the fire of the tongue devoureth both heart and soul. The

force of the former lasteth but for a time, whilst the

effects of the latter endure a century."

- Baha'u'llah, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 193





Thank you for participating,



Dick Detweiler

rdetweil@primenet.com

Co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai



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> Newsgroups: soc.religion.bahai

> Subject: New Sacred Text Unveiled

> Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 08:18:05 -0500

> Organization: Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, U.S.A.

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>

> Apparently, a new text has been discovered. Or perhaps it has always

> been there. I, and others, apparently, missed it. It was difficult

> to see. Alas, I, we, are so woefully human.... Blind and stumbling

> through this morass....

>

> The crucial passage in the newly discovered Revealed Word is this:

>

>

> THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT SARCASM!

>

>

> There are sensitive plants. We mustn't hurt their feelings.

>

> I beg all of you to meditate profoundly on this koan. It has the

> power to change the world....

>

>

> --

> FG

> Rochester, Michigan USA

>





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Forgive me if I hurt your feelings!



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Dear Mr. Glaysher,



Sorry for the inadvertent send on the last message. The following will

not be posted to the newsgroup as it is disrespectful in tone and sarcastic

in the extreme. As a Baha'i, perhaps you will get some value out of the

following excerpts from Baha'u'llah's Writings. I provide them as insight

into why the moderators enforce the policies they have in place.



"O ye beloved of the Lord! Commit not that which defileth the limpid

stream of love or destroyeth the sweet fragrance of friendship. By

the righteousness of the Lord! We were created to show love one to

another and not perversity and rancor. Take pride not in love for

yourselves but in love for your fellow-creatures. Glory not in love

for your country, but in love for all mankind."



- Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah 138 (quoted in "Unrestrained

as the Wind", section on "Demonstrating love and fellowship", p 87 ).



"Say: Human utterance is an essence which aspireth to exert its

influence and needeth moderation. As to its influence, this is

conditional upon refinement which in turn is dependent upon hearts

which are detached and pure. As to its moderation, this hath to be

combined with tact and wisdom as prescribed in the Holy Scriptures

and Tablets. Meditate upon that which hath streamed forth from the

heaven of the Will of thy Lord, He Who is the Source of all grace,

that thou mayest grasp the intended meaning which is enshrined in

the sacred depths of the Holy Writings."



- Baha'u'llah, Tablet of Wisdom, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 143



"For the tongue is a smouldering fire, and excess of speech

a deadly poison. Material fire consumeth the body, whereas

the fire of the tongue devoureth both heart and soul. The

force of the former lasteth but for a time, whilst the

effects of the latter endure a century."

- Baha'u'llah, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 193





Thank you for participating,



Dick Detweiler

rdetweil@primenet.com

Co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai



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> Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 08:18:05 -0500

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>

> Apparently, a new text has been discovered. Or perhaps it has always

> been there. I, and others, apparently, missed it. It was difficult

> to see. Alas, I, we, are so woefully human.... Blind and stumbling

> through this morass....

>

> The crucial passage in the newly discovered Revealed Word is this:

>

>

> THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT SARCASM!

>

>

> There are sensitive plants. We mustn't hurt their feelings.

>

> I beg all of you to meditate profoundly on this koan. It has the

> power to change the world....

>

>

> --

> FG

> Rochester, Michigan USA

>





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What do YOU think?







Richard C. Detweiler wrote:

>

> Dear Mr. Glaysher,

>

> Thank you for your submission to soc.religion.bahai.

>

> As your post contains sarcastic comments and argues with the

> moderation of the group in a demeaning and disrespectful manner,

> it will not be posted. These issues are also peripheral to

> the purpose of the newsgroup in any case.

>



False. They go to the heart of the matter, i.e., how it functions.



> If you are seeking full vent to your frustrations, I suggest

> news.admin or talk.religion.misc on the Internet as the first

> is appropriate and the other is unmoderated.



"Vent your frustrations" is in the same category as my "Utterly naive."

I don't seek to deprive you of your conscience that apparently believes

that. You may say what you wish. It won't hurt my little feelings.



I believe you're again manipulating discussion in a dictatorial, oppressive

manner unjustified by anything in the Baha'i Writings which you apparently

cloak your shameless deeds in.



This newsgroup,

> however, is for discussion of the Baha'i Faith in an atmosphere

> of respect and free from topical tangents of all kinds.

>



The abuse of the conscience of a member of the Baha'i Faith and, apparently

regular practice of distortion and censorship is not a suitable topic?

I can understand why you wouldn't wish to have anyone else know....



> Thank you for participating,

>



I'm not participating at all. You are self-righteously depriving me of that.

You are also depriving others of hearing or disagreeing with my opinions.



> Dick Detweiler

> rdetweil@primenet.com

> Co-moderator, soc.religion.bahai

>

> ================ Begin submitted post =========================

>

> > To: soc-religion-bahai@uunet.uu.net

> > Path: ppp-pm01-dy-26.ouhub.moa.net

> > From: FG <@MOA.net>

> > Newsgroups: soc.religion.bahai

> > Subject: Re: Incredibly Disillusioned with the Baha'i Community

> > Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 05:44:11 -0500

> > Organization: Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, U.S.A.

> > Lines: 68

> > Message-ID: <32918F7B.76FA@moa.net>

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> > To: Sian Smith <sms@mfe.govt.nz>

> > CC: @MOA.net

> >

> > Sian Smith wrote:

> > >

> > > In article <"-ER8GC.A.gTH.UGkiy"@bounty>, FG
<@moa.net> says:

> > > >

> > >

> > > [snip extracts from previous messages about being disillusioned]

> > >

> > > >> : >As you know, the Bahai Faith doesn't have priests, preachers, or any

> > > >> : >individuals who have the responsibility of telling people what to do, unlike

> > > >> : >churches. However, from my experience I've discovered associating with

> > > >> : >"Bahais" and not expecting them to play the roles of surrogate priests and

> > > >> : > surrogate parish to be incredibly wishful and foolish thinking.

> > > >>



> > > >> : Since the Baha'i Community does not have a paid clergy, every Baha'is is

> > > >> : to perform the service that the clergy of previous religions performed. We

> > > >> : are each to study the Holy Writings, and to teach and deepen others in the

> > > >> : Faith. It may be hard for one of a traditional religious background that

> > > >> : does not encourage study to take responsibility for one's own spiritual

> > > >> : growth, but we all have to struggle to change our shortcomings.

> > > >>

> > > >

> > > >Miguel, you utterly miss Karl's well-taken point here again. It's the abuse of

> > > >the responsibility that is the crux of his observation. Power corrupts.

> > > >And it can corrupt Baha'is as well as Christians, Muslims, Nazis, etc.

> > >

> > > Excuse my ignorance, but WHO in the Baha'i Faith has any "power"? I've

> > > never met anyone in the Faith who has power of any kind (i.e: power in

> > > the sense that they can exert some kind of binding influence over

> > > another person).

> >

> > I'll give you an example: The "moderators" of this newsgroup. They've

> > censored a number of messages I've tried to post during the last few weeks.

> > They have the "power" to determine what you and everyone else OUT THERE

> > reads.... If that's not control and power to SHAPE thought and opinion what

> > is it?

> >

> > Maybe the previous writer was referring to some other

> > > kind of power - in which case I would be grateful to receive a

> > > "definition", so to speak, of this power and how it compares to the

> > > "definition" I had in mind which, in my own humble opinion, is the sort

> > > of power which is contained in the assertion "power corrupts".

> > >

> >

> > The "moderators" power is corrupting and inhibiting the exchange of ideas

> > on this newsgroup. When I attempted to bring this to the attention of

> > contributors by posting a message to this effect earlier, I was told

> >

> > THOU SHALT NOT QUESTION THE AUTHORITY AND POWER OF THE

"MODERATORS."

> > Kitab-i-Oppression, page 999.

> >

> > > The only person who has any kind of power over my spiritual development

> > > is ME. I cannot abdicate that responsibility to someone else.

> > >

> >

> > There's a sense in which you're right. But secular and religious history

> > is wracked with the abuse of POWER and the devastating results of it....

> > It always began in little ways.... A little at a time.... People shrugged....

> > Let's not make ways.... Let's build UNITY!

> >

> > > Loving greetings

> > >

> > > Sian Smith

> > > Wellington

> > > New Zealand

> >

> > --

> > FG

> > Rochester, Michigan USA

> >

> = End submitted post ===========================



YOU DEAR CENSORS have shown your true colors once again.



--

FG

Rochester, Michigan USA





Is this happening to YOU too? Assuming this post is now CENSORED,

what do YOU make of it?



--

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Frederick:



The self-righteous prig remark was out of line. Talisman doesn't have

many rules, but personal insults are off limits. I want you to stick

around and become a productive part of the list, but this sort of behavior

can get you kicked off by majority vote. It would be out of my hands.



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Juan R Cole wrote:

>

> Frederick:

>

> The self-righteous prig remark was out of line. Talisman doesn't have

> many rules, but personal insults are off limits. I want you to stick

> around and become a productive part of the list, but this sort of behavior

> can get you kicked off by majority vote. It would be out of my hands.

>

> JRIC



I really don't think it was "out of line." It seems to me to have been quite

accurate....



I'll try not to hurt any FEELINGS. It won't be easy given the hypersensitivity

of some people. I'll consider your suggestions along these lines more carefully.



Incidentally, thanks for the info on LISTSERVS. It may take me several days to

read and think about it.



Something for you to ponder: There's more than one way to skin a cat.



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LineSync Architecture wrote:

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> I find the continued disparaging language of FG to be most

> offensive. This list is for academic discourse which is easily carried on

> without character assumptions and accusations.

>

> Julie Lineberger



Give me an example of "disparaging language." Sorry to offend your FEELINGS.

Your message leads me to believe you don't know anything about academic

discourse....



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Rick Schaut wrote:

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> Dear Frederick,

>

> You asked,

>

> >What "episode" do you refer to? Can you flesh that out a little more?

> >

> >I believe my message contained sufficient facts for my point to be made.

> >You're certainly welcome to ask around if you wish.

> >

> >

> >Regards,

> >Rick



I'm asking you, but you apparently imagine it's all self-evident.



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Dear Mr. Glaysher,



I am sorry to inform you that due to numerous complaints regarding

your behavior, I have been forced to remove you from the Talisman list for

a period of six months.



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Richard C. Logan wrote:

>

> >No, no, no.... Don't be pedant.... Cite MY nasty, brutish remarks that

> >offend

> >your FEELINGS so.... TELL me I'm wrong. I'll consider it. Give me some

> >reasoning.... NOT footnotes.

> >

> >I'm surrounded by books here in my study and have plenty to read already

> >though

> >I'll read what you write HERE.

>

> Dear Doctor Cole,

>

> I formally request that Mr. Glaysher be removed from the list, or at the

> very least he be admonished to stop being so personal and contentious.

> Everyday I read some unpleasant and rude remarks. Is this really

> neccesary?

>

> Richard C. Logan

> nineteen@onramp.net

> Maintain HomePage "The Baha'is of Lubbock"

> https://rampages.onramp.net/~nineteen/



My apologies if I've made "some unpleasant and rude remarks." If Mr. Logan

would give me more of a sense of exactly what it is he finds to be so, I

could respond more precisely.



If you all will permit me, I find it unpleasant that vague accusations

against me might result in the GAS OVENS! I mean really, come on!



The post of my cited above appears to me to be quite innocuous. How that

could be grounds for ostracism is beyond me.



Okay. I'll try, sincerely, to be nicer.... Give me chance.



Heh, isn't this the newsgroup that has had on it so much about FREE

SPEECH and CONSCIENCE lately?



(How humiliating, having to beg for one's life.)



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belove@sover.net wrote:

>

> Philip here:

>

> I second this request.

>



On what basis? I don't find anything in THIS clip a justifiable basis

for character assassination and ostracism.... As though it were all

self-evident....





> --- On Wed, 4 Dec 96 23:45:15 -0600 "Richard C. Logan"

> <nineteen@onramp.net> wrote:

>

> >>No, no, no.... Don't be pedant.... Cite MY nasty, brutish remarks that

>

> >>offend

> >>your FEELINGS so.... TELL me I'm wrong. I'll consider it. Give me

> some

> >>reasoning.... NOT footnotes.

> >>

> >>I'm surrounded by books here in my study and have plenty to read already

>

> >>though

> >>I'll read what you write HERE.

> >

> >Dear Doctor Cole,

> >

> >I formally request that Mr. Glaysher be removed from the list, or at the

> >very least he be admonished to stop being so personal and contentious.

> >Everyday I read some unpleasant and rude remarks. Is this really

> >neccesary?

> >

> >

> >Richard C. Logan

> >nineteen@onramp.net

> >Maintain HomePage "The Baha'is of Lubbock"

> >https://rampages.onramp.net/~nineteen/

> >

> >

>

> -----------------End of Original Message-----------------

>

> -------------------------------------

> E-mail: belove@sover.net

> Date: 12/5/96

> Time: 9:06:20 AM

>

> This message was sent by Chameleon

> -------------------------------------



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jsgreen is banishing me on the basis of "numerous complaints"! Is that

all it takes? What about FREE SPEECH and individual CONSCIENCE?



Can you plead for my life? Don't let them send me to the gas chambers!

The gulag!



Seriously, this is a serious issue....



As a published writer and poet, I find it quite disturbing....



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Quanta Dawn-Light wrote:

>

> Dear beloved Frederick,

>

> You are more loved than you realize! You are the beloved

> universal child of Father Cosmos and Mother Earth.

> You contain many of hearts within you who do truly love you.

> Stop hurting yourself. Please! Please! Please!

>

> love,

> q.

>

> ***************************************

> Life is a pattern of relationships (*_*)



Well, dear friend (may I call you that?), I understand what you are saying....

Alas, here, in the Siberian taiga, I fear you blame the victim. Can you

consider that? No one else has. I hope your good heart will permit you to for

at least one moment....



Yes, not a complete victim. (Oh the bitter ironies of life, the soul a tangled

skein.) I apologize, sincerely, dearest, for any untoward harm I might have

done. And dearest Sonia, I will watch for you outside the prison walls!



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