Dear David, I am only guessing of course. But I imagine that if all mankind were to obey the Universal House of Justice, such disturbances as you describe would not occur.
Your understanding that the portrayal of the B�b and Bah�'u'll�h in works of art is forbidden, is correct. The Guardian made it clear that this prohibition refers to all Manifestations of God; >From a letter by the Universal House of Justice, December 3, 1972. (Compilations, Lights of Guidance, p. 539) ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Friedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Baha'i Studies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 6:09 PM Subject: The crucifixion > Christians talk a lot about how Jesus had to endure so much pain during His > crucifixion, and how that was necessary for salvation. I've heard stories > about various martyrs in the Faith being in such a spiritual state that they > did not feel physical pain under torture. Wouldn't it therefore be the same > for Jesus, a Messenger of God? Wouldn't we expect that all of the stuff > depicted in Mel Gibson's movie was not actually painful for Jesus? Or does > being in the right spiritual state only result in feeling no pain for > certain people? I've seen movies where Jesus is crying out in pain. If > true, that would make Him worse than a lot of people I can think of in the > history of the Faith. The Bible doesn't actually ever say that Jesus cried > or anything as a result of what was done to Him. > > David > > _________________________________________________________________ > Surf the net and talk on the phone with Xtra JetStream @ > http://xtra.co.nz/jetstream > > > __________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Baha'i Studies is available through the following: > Mail - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st > News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st > Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist > Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
