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David Friedman wrote:
>"Baha'u'llah's principal mission in appearing at this time in human
history is the realization of the oneness of mankind and the
establishment of peace among the nations; therefore, all the forces
which are focused on accomplishing these ends are influenced by His
Revelation. We know, however, that peace will come in stages. First,
there will come the Lesser Peace, when the unity of nations will be
achieved..."
>The wording of the last sentence, unless I'm seriously mistaken,
surely indicates that they used to think the two would happen at the
same time?<<
If I don't expect verbal plenary inerrancy from the Prophets, I clearly
don't expect it from the Universal House of Justice either.
Nonetheless, I suppose that the above statement could be read as saying
that the unity of nations will occur during the Lesser Peace (i.e.,
perhaps as one of the stages of the Lesser Peace), not that the two
terms are necessarily identical.
--
Mark A. Foster, Ph.D. * 25 domains: www.markfoster.net SED: www.neurelitism.com
"... the modern challenge is how to live with uncertainty. The basic fault lines
today are not between people with different beliefs but between people who hold
these beliefs with an element of uncertainty and people who hold these beliefs
with a pretense of certitude." — Peter L. Berger, sociologist
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