Hi Mark,
>I do not feel that, using `Abdu'l-Baha's broad definition, we can, or should, *ever*
discourage people from having, or expressing, a Baha'i identity,
irrespective of whether they are members of the Baha'i International
Community.<
discourage people from having, or expressing, a Baha'i identity,
irrespective of whether they are members of the Baha'i International
Community.<
I agree with this. People have the right to define themselves
in any way they want. As long as it's nothing more than
self definition, with no consequences for anyone else,
then there's no reason to be concerned. And having lots of
people claim the identity of Baha'i would be a healthy,
beneficial thing.
So, as long as people don't use this self definition to
gain access to the privileges and responsibiltities
of Baha'i membership, then I see no problem.
Tim Nolan
Yahoo! for Good
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