Recent content by Handmaiden07

There is no condemnation of people in the faith. Homosexual acts are sinful - in fact there is no legitimate expression of sexuality outside of the marriage bond of a husband and a wife. Two quotes to share: 1225. The Question Should Not be if a Practicing Homosexual Can be a Bahá'í, But as...

So, I wanted to put some textual support around the ideas I originally stated, and then (FINALLY!) comment on what I took from this exercise. To wit:I believe that there are two classes of sin from a Bahá'i perspective. The one pertains to morality on a personal level, personal weaknesses...

Ok... I took so long getting back here, sorry! Here are my original five assertions, with quotes as to why I asserted them. (But I once again make the disclaimer - my interpretation of these quotes is my own, and my opinions are my own...) Going back over my original list, I thought it would...

I will have to go looking for Authoritative text.. (unless someone beats me to it). But, from my own understanding - Muhammad was the seal of the Adamic Cycle, and Baha'u'llah ushers in the Days of Baha, of which we are at the very Dawn. Others can do better with that than me... :) HM07

Not from Dallas, but I'd be happy to share personal experiences and such! :) And - you can always email me privately at tiyethequeen@comcast.net.

I meant to get back here sooner, but now I'll have to do a rush job. In reviewing Baha'i writings, I came to the following conclusions, stated in summary. I'm stating these definitively, but I make this disclaimer that this is MY understanding, and not the "official" position on anything...

Hi Brian! Indeed, the question of "what is sin" is inherent in this discussion. I hope to explore it a bit more as I go along. I hope everyone bears with me, because I'm researching and expressing my own thoughts as I do so. I plan to post a bit later more fully. Hi Susma Rio Sep! It is...

None taken, but I don't think I was replying to you in specific! I'm sorry if it seemed that way. HM07

Evolution is called a theory because that's what scientific ideas are called. There will never be a way to "prove" evolution enough to stop calling it a theory, but enough things that can be reasonably predicted based on the theory have been shown to be true for us to accept evolution as a...

Well - for a comparative religion forum, I thought this would be a good topic! :) Since the inception of the Baha'i forum under the heading "Monotheism" (Thanks, Brian!) most of the topics have been exploratory - with an end answer available (and therefore self-limiting the responses). SO I...

Thank you, Brian! and, thank you, Harmony! :)

From an "outsider's" point of view, there is really no way to describe the phenomenon called "Baha'i Faith" without alluding to schism. However, I believe that others have accurately stated why Baha'is do not accept the assertion that there is no schism. To be a Baha'i is to embrace fully the...