Recent content by BruceDLimber

We're sure they are, but they're far to voluminous to post here, consisting of around 200 volumes! You can peruse them at these sites, though: http://www.bahai-library.org (click "Writings" to see our scriptures), and http://www.reference.bahai.org (this site is multilingual). Oh--and if...

If you call the Baha'i scriptures "theology," but that's not a term we use ourselves. Peace, Bruce

OF COURSE Jesus was sent for all mankind, just as were all the other Divine Messengers God has sent! Not all of them were able to hear Their messages, but all were indeed the goals of them, at least potentially. Peace, :-) Bruce

Sure God knows all, but He also created us with free will! And that means that even if He knows the outcome, we often don't, and ourselves determine a large part of it through our own decisions. (Indeed, I take being "made in the image of God" to mean that in this life, we have that free...

Of course, there is another definition of sexual jihad. I refer anyone interested to Lysistrata. Bruce

No, I didn't prepare for Ramadan because the Baha'i Fast takes place during March (the same time every year because we're on a solar calendar). I did fast then, and it was a most fulfilling experience. And to Dazed, I can't speak for Islam, but in the Baha'i Faith those near the poles are...

You would do well at least to learn how to spell the word.

[OK; I now recall the topic, so you can disregard the private reply.] It does, however, tend to qualify as spam if you post a HUGE amount of unrequested text, which is what you did. As ever, moderation is the key... Bruce

I JUST QUOTED where YOU said it!! So YOU are in no position to carp about ME. Nor did you address my point that the quotes you posted don't apply to us.

In case you're not aware of the fact, SPAM IS NOT APPRECIATED HERE!!

Just as it's most dejecting that YOU aren't aware that the attacks you just quoted don't apply to Baha'is because we believe in both the Oneness of God and the Last Day. [Simplegifts would do well to note this, too.] (Or should I say in respect to Rationalt, "White man speak with forked...

As may be, the status of the Imams is quite beside the point! If you want to consider the ORIGINS of the Sunni-Shia split, they stem directly from the immediate disagreement upon Muhammad's death about the right succeed Muhammad: The Sunnis favored one individual (and one sort of...

Although I've read the book, I honestly can't (off the top of my head) say what the proportions are, and honestly don't have time to reread it right now. You may well be correct about its being highly factual. If I may, I'll defer to LuL's response above. Regards, :-) Bruce

It's simply the style of the writing. It should be borne in mind that religious scriptures are intended neither as science texts nor as history books: their purpose is to teach ethics and lifestyles. It's when you confuse one purpose with the other that you get into trouble. Peace, Bruce

I'm saying that many Biblical passages aren't literal and shouldn't be taken as if they were, the more so given that they are not particularly relevant to the main point of the Gospels. Peace, Bruce