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The Baha'i religion is pure free thought. Truly admirable. Pity it didn't catch on (and probably never will).
by profsummergig 3y ago
The Baha'i religion is pure free thought. Truly admirable. Pity it didn't catch on (and probably never will).
- saiya-jin 3y agoYou may end up surprised, its a religion which handles meeting modern world and its values much better than any other major religion (maybe apart from Buddhism, if you consider it religion per se). Sad to see its cradle, Persia, to go full hatred on it. Interestingly, they found their safe haven in Israel. I hope main reason wasn't to just insult arch enemy, but rather simple tolerance.
- spoonfeeder006 3y agoThe were repeatedly exiled by persian authorities and ultimately sent to a prison city in Israel (Akka), so it wasn't their direct choice they ended up there. I guess the political situation back then was different. Abdul-Baha from the article above was with them, and His father Baha'u'llah as well https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BCu%27ll%C3%A1h#Final_exile_and_imprisonment_in_%E2%80%98Akk%C3%A1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BCu%27ll%C3%A1h#F... That said they would not consider their oppressors as their enemies but rather that the oppressor is hurting themselves more than their victim by depriving themselves of actual happiness Here is a letter Abdul-Baha's father wrote to the persian Shah while in prison. It is just incredible to say the least https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/summons-lord-hosts/7#676145355 https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/...
- jacquesm 3y agoThis man subscribed to it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kelly_(weapons_expert) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kelly_(weapons_expert)