David,
If you just think about the statement a little more carefully it is pretty
clear that it is not referring to religion as a whole but individual
religions. So that if the Baha'i Faith, for instance, began to have the same
kind of effects that Islam is having it would be in line with the true
teachings of the Faith to abandon our religion. It is not saying to do away
with religion if any independent religion is creating problems in the world.
Your implication is that members of one faith are responsible for the
actions of member of an entirely different religion. This is really implying
that true spirit or inner meaning of religion is most important!
This question is so ridiculous that it doesn't really even deserve an
answer. Please thinking carefully before posting such remarks in the future.
On 4/20/07, David Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> It says in the Writings that if religion should cause unity. If there is
> not unity that it is better to have no religion. This sounds good to say,
> but would we as Baha'is willing to back up this tenet by our actions?
> Certainly we can all agree that in Iran religion is not the cause of
> unity.
> We say we should renounce religion if it is not the cause of unity, but
> the
> Iranian Bahai's would not, and are not allowed to, renounce their
> religion!
> Since Baha'is aren't allowed to renounce our religion how can we say that
> it
> is better to do away with religion if it is not the cause of unity? I
> don't
> see how this makes sense.
>
> Regards,
> David
>
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