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Dear David, I think the problem arises only if one
reads the Master’s statement literally. If we take it as a hyperbolic way of
saying that we should obey LSA’s even if we really, really don’t like it, then
the problem doesn’t arise. Since voting to murder someone is illegal,
the actual decision is invalid, and consequently, there is no disobedience
involved. Disobeying an illegal order is not really disobedience. Best wishes, Ian Kluge From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Friedman You have all probably heard that 'Abdu'l-Baha said if the
local assembly decided to kill Him then those in the community should go
along with it. Thinking about this now it doesn't make sense to me.
As far as how Baha'is are to act, the Universal House of Justice sum it up: "...Baha'is obey the laws, Federal or state,
unless submission to these laws amounts to a denial of their Faith. This being the case if the local assembly had decided to
kill 'Abdu'l-Baha, shouldn't the other members of the community, instead of
going along with it, make effort to prevent it from happening? To kill
'Abdu'l-Baha would have been against the law, and Baha'is are to submit
to laws unless they amount to a denial of their Faith. Even if an
assembly decision were regarded as Baha'i law, that would be subordinate to
civil law. Hence, I don't think one should obey assemblies even if the
ask someone to break the law. So why did 'Abdu'l-Baha say that? Was
He just trying to make a point about the authority of assemblies, figuring few
people would notice that what He said wouldn't actually be what Baha'is are
supposed to do? I don't think a Baha'i has to murder an innocent man just
because the assembly tells them to!
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