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I don't care if they think that we broke the covenant. The fact is that the situation is unambiguous if you look at it through the eye of justice. All views are not equally valid. I don't ascribe to the view that all opinions are equally valid. The covenant is a mechanism to establish unity as...

I know we'll never agree about women not being on the Universal House of Justice. But there is no reason to believe that the Universal House of Justice will discriminate against women because the equality of women to men with the principle of the equality firmly established. The running of the...

In the Baha'i Faith there is a covenant where the next leadership is in writing. There are those like Remey that have tried to assert leadership against the covenant though they know better so they have violated unity. They are invalid. Theirs is not a valid Baha'i organization. We don't care...

It's interesting you bring up Daniel. I'm a Baha'i and we believe there are numerous time prophecies that point to the advent of the Bab in 1844, and Baha'u'llah's advent in 1863. It's amazing how they work out when you interpret them symbolically in a certain way. At the same time I'm aware of...

I'm interested in all religion, and I'll be looking at belief and spirituality for instance, though I'm more interested in the original sources of religions than what people believe. I see that there's a philosophical section and I have some interest in that. I will express my opinion but I will...

Hello! I have been a Baha'i since 1970. Trailblazer told me about this forum, and here I am. I am retired, have an autistic son, my wife is gay, I am either autistic myself or have Aspergers like Greta Thunberg, which I admire. I recently came down with Tardive Dyskenesia, and am just started...

There's a lot of symbolism in the Bible, especially in prophecy. Also it's hard to talk about spiritual things without symbols. There is not word-for-word accuracy for what Jesus said, but it conveys the overall message well. There's a lot of history in the Bible that is suspect. What is...

I don't know that much about James private life, but I found out recently out that I am descended from him.

No, Homosexuality is not a sin in of itself. As I understand it in the Bible what is prohibited is homosexuality intercourse. It is the same in my religion. Of course this means that homosexuals have a harder time than straight people concerning sex. We should have sympathy for them. In my...