Re: House of Justice legislation

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 03:29:54 -0700

Dear Susan,

>If they were required to do this wouldn't only those Baha'is who know
>Persian and Arabic be eligible for membership on the Universal House
>of Justice.

Well, not necessarily.  But it would be an enormous inconvenience for new members who didn't know the languages!

>  "In not doing this I would think surely the possibility is opened up
>for making wrong decisions because of potential errors from the
>fallible research department."
>
>Have you been following our previous discussions? Some of us don't
>think infallibility is about propositional inerrancy to begin with. It
>is about making decisions in accord with spiritual principles. If the
>Research Department fails to bring some passage to the House's
>attention any believer is free to do so.

I don't think my position on inerrancy is different to yours.  I believe that the House needs correct information to make its decisions and that not having this can change their advice.  I don't think this has any impact on their infallibility.

>:Also, someone on the list told us that the House of Justice,
>even today, still gets sent new Tablets and such from believers. 
>Since the House is not a prophetic body, could they not make a
>decision, only to find later that some previously unseen part of the
>Writings contradicted this decision?"
>
>Yes, and then they are free to change that decision.

Agreed.

Regards,
David


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