Susan, At 07:44 AM 1/26/2005, you wrote: >>Except they state it the other way around; that elucidation is an extension >>of their legislative power.<<
That's right. Well, back to the drawing board. I don't see how "elucidating" what the Baha'i primary sources say about Christ's Resurrection or biblical authority could reasonably be an extension of legislation or orthopraxy. How can you legislate doctrine? Even if that were possible, the implications are rather frightening. How does one issue punishments for having theological disagreements? 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]
