tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510761613406111002.post4244670992926953497..comments2023-09-25T12:44:07.828-07:00Comments on Baha'i Faith - Its origin and its role: Ask any Baha'i these two questions...Naser Emtesalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11174192365767859976noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510761613406111002.post-67829092346586408762018-04-16T00:31:30.799-07:002018-04-16T00:31:30.799-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Aminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03222684089428854533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510761613406111002.post-79822507402321711472018-01-14T22:55:32.436-08:002018-01-14T22:55:32.436-08:00>No Baha'i ever insulted Muhammed(saws) to ...>No Baha'i ever insulted Muhammed(saws) to my face.<br /><br />According to Islam - any prophet after Muhammed is an insult to Islam. Just like for Baha'is any other guardian after Shoghi Effendi!<br /><br />>Live and let live. <br /><br />Why Baha'is removed the remains of Covenant-Breaker Diya'u'llah from his grave who was buried next to his father?<br /><br />>The Baha'is I have met, are good, kind people.<br /><br />So how does that proves the truthfulness of their religion?Naser Emtesalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11174192365767859976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510761613406111002.post-89023845648220565212018-01-13T17:26:38.724-08:002018-01-13T17:26:38.724-08:00No Baha'i ever called me a rag-head. No Baha&#...No Baha'i ever called me a rag-head. No Baha'i ever insulted Muhammed(saws) to my face. Live and let live. The Baha'is I have met, are good, kind people.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729445652605514448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510761613406111002.post-8731408222535186452015-05-31T23:05:25.439-07:002015-05-31T23:05:25.439-07:00Awesome. I wish you had more of these contradictio...Awesome. I wish you had more of these contradictions. I'll offer some I came up with on my own:<br />1) Sexist at the top. The bahai's are proud to announce they are the most progressive religion. One particular idea they tout as if they invented is the equality of men and women. However, an inconvenient truth about the organisational structure of the faith is that women can be elected to all the positions, except the very highest. Women cannot be elected to the nine member Universal House of Justice. Ask them why and watch them squirm. I've heard varying BS about it. I think the real reason is because the faith was founded in the middle east in the mid 1800's and while progressive for the period, this was the limit. They couldn't bear of a women being a part of the boys club at the top that supposedly represents the word of god when they are seated together.<br />2) Homosexuals are to be first treated as if ill, and if not curable, then shunned. If you ask them, they will likely say they may say they are 'accepting' of homos but that's bs.<br />3) Shunning. Yes they do shun like any cult. Their term for people who are to be shunned are called "Covenant breakers". Careful though, if you talk about this with them they may label you one and stop talking to you. This is serious though, because the bahai faith is so tight nit between the 19 day feasts, holy days, volunteering and other community events, that to be shunned would be brutal for members.<br />4) Peer pressure to give lots of money. Most religions have a big financial giving component and the bahai faith is no different. Ask them about the giving at the feasts. And how one guy or girl, the 'treasurer" actually gets to see how much everybody gives. Also ask them about the Huququllah aka the right of god (their words not mine). This is a flat 19% tax on luxury income (they define it as income after your home, etc). 19%!!!! that's huge, and if you add up the other funds you are 'encouraged' to donate to by your treasurer and the community goals that everyone gets updated on every 19 days, what are we at like 25% damn this is expensive.<br />5) Encourage kids to do a year of service. It's optional but I mean in religion optional means pressured. So you have these kids doing missionary work after high school. It's crazy.<br /><br />I'll stop here. Just know while they pretend to have all the answers, they still suffer the same or higher rates of divorce as other people. There's a ton of spinsters in the religion too. And just remember that all religions are man made and as such have an origin, as a result each will have cultural biases that can be guessed, discussed and eventually criticized.<br /><br />- Jay AtheistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com