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Thank you for this resource, by the way. I've been exploring this man's blog to learn more about the Baha'i faith but it appears like he's not been treated very well by the Baha'i administrative authority: https://senmcglinn.wordpress.com/about/about-dissenrolment/.

Yes, I think there was a similar complaint in the comments. I probably should have linked a different article on her blog, the main reason I referenced her wasn't because of her comments on Abdu'l-Baha's writing, but more because of her insight into Baha'i theology. One thing I learned from her...

https://christianexbahai.wordpress.com/2018/08/03/improbability-converting-everyone-bahai-faith/ I found this blog from an ex-Baha'i that provides an interesting perspective on people not heeding Baha'ull'ah. Her whole blog is interesting. Disclaimer that she is coming from a Christian...

I think the big issue is theological barriers. Catholics and other Christians don't believe the same thing about the Eucharist. Communion in a non-Catholic Church wouldn't be valid for a Catholic. Transubstantiation is key here. Why would a Baptist want to receive the Catholic Eucharist if they...

This was actually what I was thinking of when I was typing my reply! I love this story.

I may be wrong, but I don't think that's correct. "Guru" (such as Waheguru) is a term used for God, but also for the Sikh holy text. Sikhs have a line of Gurus, the last one being not a person but their holy text itself, the Guru Granth Sahib. Here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh_gurus.

Persecution of religious dissenters is always wrong, of course. But I don't think this is wrong on their end really (obviously the rudeness is not okay, but). I mean, the Trinity is fundamental to most Christian denominations. Of course you can't go into a Catholic Church and disagree with...

But tawhid is not a Christian doctrine, so it makes sense that Christians would think of God differently than Muslims. Christians do believe in one God though.

I totally get that! The Rosary is a beautiful, beautiful prayer but at a certain point it gave me so much anxiety. I really like mantras too. I used to pray the Jesus Prayer (which is very short), and right now I'm praying the HU prayer from Eckankar (I'm very very skeptical of the religion, but...

One way I've heard contemplation described is as looking at Jesus while He looks back at you. It's like, wordless prayer, just focusing completely on loving God and being aware of His love for you. In that sense its kind of like the empty mind mediation, because you're not supposed to be...

Well, I'm not Christian so I'm not attached to the doctrine, but although it is complex and hard to understand, I don't get why it is so controversial. People who say it doesn't make sense- well, why would God make complete sense to us? He's God. Of course He is complex.

Yes, that's how the Trinity works. Three persons, one God. It can be confusing, but so is almost every deep spiritual or religious concept.

Yeah, I feel like in Catholicism the idea of "contemplation" is probably closer to the Eastern 'empty mind' idea than Catholic mediation. Because there is definitely a difference between contemplation and meditation in Catholicism. At least the way I've always understood it, meditation is...

I actually don't think celibacy is necessary or even a virtuous thing and I agree that some religions have a serious issue with elevating celibacy as the 'purest' way of living and the celibate as some kind of spiritual elite HOWEVER being celibate has NOTHING to do with the sex abuse scandals...

You didn't answer my question. If not the sexual abuse crisis, what controversy were you referring to, and what does it have to do with monks not marrying? To me this sounds again like you're saying that monks were 'neglecting God given advice' to marry, and thus the sexual abuse crisis...

Anyone reading that would assume you're talking about the sexual abuse/rape crisis in the Church. What controversy are you talking about if not that? What controversy are you suggesting would have been prevented by monks marrying and why? Please lay it out plainly because maybe its my fault, but...

Okay, but rape is not caused by not being allowed to marry. That's what you suggested, and it's wrong.

Dude. People don't rape just because they don't have access to consensual sex. Rape is done for very different reasons, being married doesn't prevent it. Do you really think "the Monks" who committed these acts wouldn't have done so if they were married??

I was planning on joining the Third Order Carmelites! Mostly because of my love for St. Therese. Thank you for sharing your story. Moving from Catholicism to Islam is quite the change; I can imagine it's been an interesting journey.

I wouldn't get another shot, but I don't get the flu shot or anything either.