Hi David, I agree with others that you should be mature enough at 26 to make your own decisions in choosing what you will and will not view.
You should also be mature enough to evaluate how you are affected; mentaly, physically and spiritually after viewing violent or seductive scenes. If I recall correctly, an online poll indicated that 3/4 of the voters in the viewing public had seen enough photos of prisoner abuse in Abu Ghraib. I feel this is not reflective of denial or only an expression of disgust, but rather an acknowledgement of the effect those scenes have on our spirit. Which in itself, is a form of self-induced torture. Abdu'l-Baha quoting Baha'u'llah: "O people of Baha! Ye have been and are the dawnings of affection and the daysprings of divine grace: defile not the tongue with cursing or execration of anyone, and guard the eye from that which is not seemly." (A Traveller's Narrative, p. 82) With your indulgence, David, I'll tack on a comment related to recent threads: I feel the evidences of lethargy and apathy in our Baha'i Communities is due in part, to our lamentations of the wide-spread crisis bearing down on our global family. In truth we should be rejoicing and proclaiming the unfoldment of a new World Order; in whatever capacity our knowledge, skills, and abilities allow. Lovingly, Sandra >From the Guardian: "In the vastness and diversity of its Holy Writ; in the number of its martyrs; in the valor of its champions; in the example set by its followers; in the condign punishment suffered by its adversaries; in the pervasiveness of its influence; in the incomparable heroism of its Herald; in the dazzling greatness of its Author; in the mysterious operation of its irresistible spirit; the Faith of Bah�'u'll�h, now standing at the threshold of the sixth decade of its existence, had amply demonstrated its capacity to forge ahead, indivisible and incorruptible, along the course traced for it by its Founder, and to display, before the gaze of successive generations, the signs and tokens of that celestial potency with which He Himself had so richly endowed it." (God Passes By, p. 224) __________________________________________________ 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]
