Gilberto, At 12:10 PM 1/23/2005, you wrote: >>My present-day conscience tells me that burning people alive is brutal. I >>also think in the West there are many present-day consciences who would have >>problems with the Bahai rules about women, homosexuality, pre-publication >>review, and the separation of church-and-state.<<
To my understanding, references to "conscience" in the Baha'i primary sources are an affirmation of human responsibility and volition and a rejection of religious compulsion (proselytizing). They are not essentializing conscience. Regards, Mark A. Foster � http://markfoster.net � [EMAIL PROTECTED] "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]
