Dear Susan, David, they are very busy at the World Centre. You shouldn't be
bothering them with question just to satisfy your curiosity. You don't have
any children, do you? How then does this question concern you?
It doesn't currently, but I was interested to know for when I do have children.
:who just want to know the truth
of something,
ok.
the Truth is Baha'u'llah.
i would offer that anything else is either conditional, situational, or
error..which is, to some degree, all one.
as everything is...:-)
now all this left is whatchya gonna do...and possibly not
whoya gonna call .
I do not see where you could possibly construe such a thing from the text of
the response.
Scott
David Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma }I sent another letter to the
I do not see where you could possibly construe such a thing from the text of
the response.
Well, if that's not what I'm supposed to understand then I can't see what in
the first letter responded to my question of whether Baha'i adults are allowed
to decide what their children watch or the
An individual baha'i is of the age of maturity and therefore an adult.
twelve year old is a child, not of the age of maturity.
Educating a child appropriately is a requirement oif ADULT Baha`i's.
Regards,
David Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Dear David,
It seems to me the point of the first letter is that the Universal House of
Justice does not want to legislate every part of Baha'i life, including what
movies you should/should not watch. In response, essentially, you've again
asked them to legislate upon an issue (should Baha'i
All the original letter said was that the individual
Baha'i should decide for himself.
Dear David,
That would include having individual Baha'is decide whether or not to
monitor what their children watch.
David, they are very busy at the World Centre. You shouldn't be
bothering them with
Yes, they are busy answering peoples questions based on their curiosity.
There are thousands upon thousands of people who just want to know the truth
of something, and don't want to rely on their neighbors for knowledge.
Whether they have children already is irrelevant. They may want to have
The Universal House of Justice
doesn't mind answering peoples' questions, or they would say so.
I think they did say so in this case.
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Dear Ben,
It seems to me the point of the first letter is that the Universal House of
Justice does not want to legislate every part of Baha'i life, including what
movies you should/should not watch. In response, essentially, you've again
asked them to legislate upon an issue (should Baha'i
I sent another letter to the House because there was something I wasn't sure of
from their last letter. They felt they had already addressed those issues in
their last letter:
Regarding the questions raised therein, it is
felt that the answers provided to your previous questions in our email
david,
imho the issue of motive runs strongly in all this.
and in my strongest opinion the totality of TExt and Guidance emphatically
declares that at this time, motive is to be self-determined, self-regulated,
self-examined, unless and until the failure to do so violates the safety and
: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 3:42 AM
Subject: House letter to me
You may find this interesting.
Dear Bahá’í Friend,
Your email letter of 7 December 2007 requesting guidance has been received by
the
Universal House of Justice and referred to our Department for response.
Your letter seeks
If the
Universal House of Justice does not see it fit to determine what we watch or
don't watch, I wouldn't presume to be wise enough to decide that for others,
either.
Good answer, Ben.
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Dear David,
It seems to me, based upon my reading of what the Universal House of Justice
has said to you, it's your responsibility to determine this for yourself,
and only for yourself (and perhaps your family if you are a parent). If the
Universal House of Justice does not see it fit to
Friedman
To: Baha'i Studies
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 12:59 AM
Subject: RE: House letter to me
I just wanted to get back to this as I was busy before. What do people
consider according to the Teachings as far as TV and movies are concerned?
If it means that they generally follow
You may find this interesting.
Dear Bahá’í Friend,
Your email letter of 7 December 2007 requesting guidance has been received by
the
Universal House of Justice and referred to our Department for response.
Your letter seeks guidance concerning films and television programmes that a
Bahá’í
Therefore, every believer must continually study the Sacred Writings and the
instructions
of the beloved Guardian, striving always to achieve a new and better
understanding of their
import to him and to his society. He should pray fervently for Divine
guidance, wisdom and
strength to do
Yes. It is very interesting.
guard your eyes against that which is not seemly.
(Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 27)
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From: David Friedman
To: Baha'i Studies
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 3:42 AM
Subject: House letter to me
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