Freedom of Conscience
Rochester, MI
#569
http://www.topix.net/forum/source/chicago-tribune/TFIIGSPMCPELF67OR/post569
Larry Rowe wrote:
Hello Fred,
Yes fear was even more central to Shoghi's Baha'i faith than the oneness of
humanity.

Of course the UHJ has continued on sowing the same fear as well:...

Even though none other than Baha'u'llah himself had removed such antiquated
religious practices Shoghi and the UHJ in his stead counciled Baha'is to
practice those very religious practices that Baha'u'llah had supposedly
abolished:....

Until Baha'is leave such antiquated religious practices behind them their
religion will remain part and parcel of the problem of religion being: "the most
harmful agency on this planet"* as Abdu'l-Baha' himself put it.

Cheers
Larry Rowe

Hello Larry,

I fully agree that Shoghi Effendi and the uhj have created what I would call a
cult based entirely on FEAR, and all its offspring, COERCION, PARANOIA,
violation of the individual's God-given conscience, highly analogous to all the
oppressive systems and regimes of history, whether secular or religious.

In my view, ever since Abdu'l-Baha's death, the monster, leviathan really,
created by the spurious will and testament, has been bent upon the destruction
of all voices and views contrary to its criminal aspirations of social,
material, and political dominance of not just any one nation, but of the entire
world. That's a lot for any local leader in a government position to realize and
believe--but that's the fact--all of which is thoroughly contrary to what, as
you say, Baha'u'llah and Abdu'l-Baha taught.

With the passing decades, it has become even more difficult for Bahais to
penetrate the immense veil of lies and fabrications and recover the truth of the
Founders own Teachings. But it is possible. Their Teachings were wide and open,
addressed to the public. Ultimately, they cannot be suppressed, not even by the
corrupted, criminal uhj and its pathetic minions. Corruption is the very essence
of the Haifan denomination, for it is built squarely upon a corrupted document.
It can never renew the Bahai Teachings. For it has become, as you cite
Abdu'l-Baha, "the most harmful agency on this planet." They've proven it for all
the world to see with their obscene lawsuits against other Bahai denominations.

In my view, only a renew Bahai denomination returning to Abdu'l-Baha's broad and
universal Interpretation for the modern world can do that--the Reform Bahai
Faith.

Bahai regards,

Frederick Glaysher

Reform Bahai Faith
Rochester, Michigan USA
www.ReformBahai.org

Baha'i Faith & Religious Freedom of Conscience
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