So I hope you understand why, I took
> such a stern tone in response to Susan's claims about the Universal
> House of Justices' views of Sen's writing. It is not her place to
> decide which of Sen's statements are the ones they are referring to,
> if they themselves have not stated this.
As I indicated, Sen himself has done this and made it look like the
House was prohibiting theology, something which is contradicted by a
letter they sent to Udo Schaefer decades ago. I am only attempting to
clear up the distortion. But certainly anyone is free, including Sen
himself, to ask the Universal House of Justice the reason they took
this action.
>
> One Bahai did write to them and specifically ask if it was because of
> his book: Church and State, and the answer to this was 'no'.
Why don't you post that letter here? I'm not suggesting that this was
the *only* reason Sen was removed from the rolls, though I think it
was the final straw. The House of Justice refers to an "established
pattern of behaviour."
> Now I think the discussion should move on...
Frankly, I'm a little puzzled as to how Sen moved on this list in the
first place. I removed him once before when he wrote the following
regarding the Universal House of Justice's letter to him on religion
and state:
"I don't think the letter shows the House in a very good light, and
those who wish the UHJ well should allow the letter to sink into the
archives of the forgotten."
And also:
"Feel free to bring up any of the arguments and facts in that letter,
as your own, and I will as cheerfully knock them down, but let's leave
the UHJ out."
One of our list rules is that nothing be posted here which would
undermine the authority of the institutions, especially the Universal
House of Justice. I no longer have the tools to subscribe or
unsubscribe people to this list, but as far as I know I am still the
list manager and I do expect the rules to be upheld.
Susan
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