From: LaAeterna <laaeterna@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Moonies & Bahais
Date: Friday, October 02, 1998 9:02 AM
Rick asks what should one do when one is confronted with false allegations
etc.
I am not referring to a serious debate, where point and counter point are
offered, in a mature, intelligent and respectful manner.
I
am talking about
the mud slinging, the character assasination and name calling that goes on
here.
Whatever one may feel about what someone has said, I don't
think it's
appropriate to dig out one's foulest vocabulary to characterize that
person.
Good grief.
And, to tell you the truth, I think the Bab must be obeyed, period.
It's not
that hard to figure out what a "modest and polite" reply is, afterall.
Maybe
we can re-read our posts before we hit that "send" button.
And--by the way--this was not aimed at any one person, so please don't feel
as
though I am singling anyone out. I often don't even read the sender's
name. I
just get a sick feeling in my stomach when I read some of that verbal violence,
because in my youth, alot of that was aimed at me by alot of Baha'is, for not
agreeing with their views and interpretations. I developed a real
antipathy
towards that method of silencing opponents.
Nancy
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