Ron, At 02:35 PM 1/13/2005, you wrote: >>Let's face it, we can discuss this stuff for centuries, but it all comes down >>to this. To anyone who reads the Bible the way we Baha'is read our Writings, >>then Islam is false. To anyone who reads the Quran the way we Baha'is read >>our Writings, it is clear that Baha'u'llah is false.<<
I am not sure I follow you. Who is "we," and why would we regard Islam as false? >>It can be no other way. Believing in the literal inerrancy of religious >>writings guarantees this. It is a form of Idolatry.<< Well, even if a Baha'i believed in literal inerrancy, I don't see how she or he could say that Islam was a false religion. It is clearly referred to in our Scriptures and by Shoghi Effendi as a divinely revealed religion. >>That's why Baha'is reading our Writings as literally infallible and inerrant >>drive me crazy; the world for sure doesn't need another fundamentalist, >>exclusivist religion squabbling with all the rest.<< I agree with you, but I don't understand your conclusion. With regards, Mark A. Foster � 15 Sites: http://markfoster.net "Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger" -- Abbie Hoffman __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [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]
