The Baha'i Studies Listserv Indeed. I have never tried to make this a "Muslim list", or that Baha'is should see Islam as Muslims do. I don't have an "agenda", other than to discuss Baha'i topics. But if that means I have to stay silent when I feel people are bashing my religion, I won't be able to do that all the time. I can let a lot of comments slide, and I have, but sometimes it just gets too much (considering the Islamophobia that is current in Europe and the U.S.) I am sure if a Baha'i were on a Muslim list, and someone started saying things about the Baha'i Faith that he/she thought were inaccurate or disrespectful, I can almost guarantee that they would say something. It is human nature to do so. Perhaps Husayn is right, and we should all drop this conversation.
On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 1:33 AM, Gilberto Simpson < [email protected]> wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > > I don't really enjoy Islam-Bahai polemics either but if someone says > something which seems disparaging, it is hard to let it by without comment. > Maybe if the group could agree to a clear set of guidelines for conduct (no > personal attacks, content should be relevant to the Bahai faith, etc.) that > might make things better. > > On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 12:48 AM, HUSA <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The Baha'i Studies Listserv >> >> Dear Susan and Iskandar, >> Alláh'u'Abhá >> We are all brothers, and beyond differences of opinion, is that spiritual >> bond. with all respect and love I say I think that your debate is losing its >> meaning. Please take some air, I do not think this is offensive or hurtful >> to anyone >> surely there are better ways to solve this problem. I'm not very fond of >> reading the messages on this list. But if Iskandar believes that the >> dynamics of the list is moving away from its original purpose, then it would >> be good to analyze if it is happening. >> Even if Gilberto is very polite and friendly, it is not right on this >> list - which should be devoted to the study of the Faith - is geared >> disproportionately towards validation of the Fe with respect to expectations >> of a Muslim. I do not think the solution is to expel Gilberto, but the >> moderator would do well not to allow litanic discussions on the relationship >> between the Faith and the Islam. >> I know that Baha'i academics, as yourselves, do not usually say such words >> in public, but I'm not academic or scholarly, then, tonight, I will pray so >> that the solution is provided. >> >> warmest, >> husa >> >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] >> Unsubscribe: send a blank email to >> mailto:leave-549410-68452.e157d5dc5efabb63696f251595c88...@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] >> >> > __________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] > Unsubscribe: send a blank email to > mailto:leave-549422-953325.e9a9b042dd227e4657deb0ff0d384...@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] > > __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-549424-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@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]
