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Now that the list is back, lets get to work J. Does anyone out there have any information about the authenticity of the quote in the following? It is beyond the chapters reviewed by Abdul-Baha. Thanks, Patti No Industrial Slavery In the Book of Aqdas Bahá'u'lláh forbids slavery, and Abdu'l-Bahá has explained that not only chattel slavery, but also industrial slavery, is contrary to the law of God. When in the United States in 1912, He said to the American people: -- Between 1860 and 1865 you did a wonderful thing; you abolished chattel slavery; but today you must do a much more wonderful thing: you must abolish industrial slavery. ... The solution of economic questions will not be brought about by array of capital against labor, and labor against capital, in strife and conflict, but by the voluntary attitude of goodwill on both sides. Then a real and lasting justness of conditions will be secured. ... Among the Bahá'ís there are no extortionate, mercenary and unjust practices, no rebellious demands, no revolutionary uprisings against existing governments. ... It will not be possible in the future for men to amass great fortunes by the labors of others. The rich will willingly divide. They will come to this gradually, naturally, by their own volition. It will never be accomplished by war and bloodshed. It is by friendly consultation and cooperation, by just copartnership and profit-sharing, that the interests of both capital and labor will be best served. The harsh weapons of the strike and lockout are injurious, not only to the trades immediately affected, but to the community as a whole. It is, therefore, the business of the governments to devise means for preventing recourse to such barbarous methods of settling disputes. Abdu'l-Bahá said at Dublin, New Hampshire, in 1912: -- Bahaullah and the New Era, p. 144 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kathryn Darrah Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 1:15 PM To: Baha'i Studies Subject: Re: List Status The Baha'i Studies Listserv Excellent! I have missed it!! Kathryn a wee mouse in the corner, soaking it all in "Dedicate the precious days of your lives to the betterment of the world." ~ Baháulláh "Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing." ~ "Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust and hostility to evaporate." ~ "Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace." ~ Albert Schweitzer <http://www.bahai.org/> www.bahai.org On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 23:08, Mark A. Foster, Ph.D. <[email protected]> wrote: The Baha'i Studies Listserv Hi, folks: The list is back up. Since I will now be watching the list, I have taken it off moderation. I am also "back" after many, many inner changes. ---- Mark A. Foster, Ph.D. www.markfoster.net [email protected] __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-616651-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@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]
