Ok, I was sloppy in how I spoke. "Fundamentalist" Bahais and
non-Fundamentalist Bahais. And some "Fundamentalist" Bahais might have
PhDs and academic positions.
Peace
Gilberto
On 9/2/05, Scott Saylors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Gilberto Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On 9/2/05, Iskandar Hai, M.D. wrote:
> > I guess I understand now what your question is.
>
> More a suggestion than a question.
>
> > And let me now try to
> > share with you my own limited understanding of the issue(s). We believe
> > that one of the things that has done the most damage to any religion is
> > disunity, divisions, sectarianisms because there was no clearly defined
> > line of succession or authority after the Founder.
>
> Sure, that's a general problem. But as an outsider, I see that among
> the group of people who believe the Bab is a Manifestation, there are
> still differences of opinion on different questions. Even among those
> who believe in Bahaullah. Even among those who accept the Guardianship
> of Shoghi Effendi. And even now, even in the forum, one can see
> tensions between "fundamentalist" Bahais and the more "academic"
> Bahais.
>
> Dear Gilberto,
>
> I think that the term "fundamentalist Baha`i" is a chimera.
>
> I can name a long list of "academic" Baha`i's (actually another chimera),
> who are academic as hell, and whom those who claim discrimination at the
> hands of "fundamentalist Baha`i's", would quickly claim to be
> "FUNDAMENTALISTS" of the worst stripe.
>
> They have erectged a "strawman" to burn in effigy. And, after all, strawmen
> are also chimerae.
>
> Regards,
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> Scott
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