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Even if they last for over a millenia before changing, moral values shouldn't just be a "fad". I'm sure there are ways that specific circumstances change. But we should be able to apply *some* kind of moral reasoning based on more fundamental principles.
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Gilberto, I agree. For this reason, the Baha'i writings stress that the 'essential' aspect of religion, what in your terminology are the 'fundamental principles', remain the same. What really remains the same is the Essence of God, and these principles are manifestations of His names.
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On top of that, given how the Bahai faith says that religious laws
change, I think the periods we are talking about are really not as
distant as you seem to be making out. According to the Bahai faith,
isn't the shariah valid until the Bab announced that he was bringing a
new revelation in 1844,So from that perspective, and your interpretation of the hadith,
killing apostates is A-OK until 1843.<
It is a sign of openmindedness that you are starting to view the world as a Baha'i! Are you starting to see the Truth of the Baha'i Revelation?
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So really, we are talking about you imposing your late
20th century values on the mid-19th century which isn't as much of a
stretch.<
The mid 19th century was not all that different in those areas and lands owned and run by Islam from the 7th century. Even today, the middle east looks like the 7th century, doesn't it. For Islam to be valid, it has to freeze time to the conditions of the 7th century. This is why we have the Baha'i Revelation, so that civilization may continue to grow.
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