On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 09:24:35 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In a message dated 1/24/2005 8:11:22 AM Central Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Islam and Christianity > allowed the "schools of thought" to factionalize them. In this dispensation > no faction has prospered where in the past almost every faction prospered > enough to shatter unity. History After Charles Mason Remey's proclamation in 1960 that he was the second Guardian of the Baha'i Faith, his followers became known as the Orthodox Bah�'� Faith. Among those who accepted Remey's proclamation, several further divisions have occurred. Some of these are described below: Further Divisions The Baha'is Under the Provisions of the Covenant operated under the guidance of Leland Jensen. Jensen's beliefs seem linked to an argument about the succession of the House of David, and prophecies found in the Great Pyramid of Egypt. For the groups homepage see: www.montana.com/bupc. As of 2004, the BUPC appears to consist of two small communities, one in Montana and one in Alaska. The House of Mankind and the Universal Palace of Order followed Jamshid Ma'ani and John Carr�, but appear now to be defunct. A copy of Carr�'s book outlining his belief that all the disputes regarding the Guardianship were wrong and that a new prophet would arise in America in 2001 can be found at the following site run by an ex-Baha'i. www.bahai-faith.com The Orthodox Bahai Faith Under the Regency was founded by Rex King. King argued that Mason Remey was not a full-fledged Guardian because, according to the traditional interpretation of Baha'i law, only a hereditary descendant of Baha'u'llah can hold this office. Nevertheless, due to Remey's appointment as President of the International Baha'i Council, King understood Remey's position as that of a "Regent" who should have been obeyed as the legitimate leader of the Baha'is but who should never have gone so far as to claim the Guardianship. King's followers have reorganized as the Tarbiyat Baha'i Community (www.obcnhj.org). The Regency Baha'is appear to be restricted to a single community in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The Charles Mason Remey Society followed Donald Harvey as the third Guardian and then Jacques Soghomonian of France. Discussion of these groups can be found at a reconciliation site: groups.yahoo.com/group/HeartoftheBahaiFaith A position paper describing the historical development of these groups as seen from the perspective of the main Baha'i organization can be found at bahai-library.org/uhj/c-breakers.and.remey.html Peace Gilberto "My people are hydroponic" __________________________________________________ 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]
