The Baha'i Studies Listserv > I think the point of Baha'u'llahs words are that backbiting and slander is > especially bad amongst the friends. But to paint a historical picture by > pointing out someones traits (of the parties involved) is not quite the same > thing.
I think the distinction needs to be made between the living and the dead, not between who are our friends or enemies. Otherwise our position isn't far from Gilberto's; namely that those who were closest to the Prophet, whatever their behavior, deserve special treatment. As Baha'is we know that oftentimes those closest to the Manifestation end up falling the hardest. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-534730-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
