You don't understand. The Babis were not born into Babi families. They
were born into Shi`ah Muslim families for generations. They expected,
according to their own Shi`ah hadith traditions, that the Promised One
would cause rivers of blood to flow. The Shi`ah still have very militant
expectations. The Bab had to contain them. And He did quite well, given
the background circumstances.
If a Baha'i fornicates or uses drugs and manages to successfuly hide it
from Baha'i institutions, obviuosly s/he can't be punished. But this is
quite different from what Tim, Susan, Brent, and I have been saying about
the function and responsibilities of the Baha'i Universal House of Justice
as being responsible for safeguarding and promoting world peace &
tranquillity, protecting human dignity, etc., etc. Issues of governance
are not in the hands of indidual Baha'is, they are the prerogative of the
Universal House of Justice. But Baha'i administrative institutions are not
supposed to pry into the private lives of individuals in their bedrooms,
etc. Except, when it becomes public and Baha'i administrative institutions
then have to deal with it. Baha'i Writings and the constitution of the
Universal House of Justice call on Baha'i to love their fellow human
beings, to be long-suffering, patient, forbearing, and tolerant; not to
persecute any one.
Regarding rude and offensive language: with all due respect, quite
frankly, I found your comment about Baha'is putting people in ovens quite
distasteful, unwarranted, and offensive too.
Warm regards,
Iskandar
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