New Posts For Thread: Baha'i "Faith," not "Interfaith Social Movement"http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/26636905/Bahai_Faith,_not_Interfaith_Social_MovementEvery now-and-then I'll mentally wander around internet forums for Catholics, Mormons, and Protestants. They usually have threads about Baha'is, and I enjoy reading their responses to the Baha'i Faith.However, one recurring problem I see on these forI think you're relating more to the current situation and I was relating more to te past in theWest where you have the historic conflict between science and religion and say the struggle for the secular state.. and that's why in my view some peoplehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/26636905/Bahai_Faith,_not_Interfaith_Social_Movement?post_id=521435835#521435835I think you're relating more to the current situation and I was relating more to te past in theWest where you have the historic conflict between science and religion and say the struggle for the secular state.. and that's why in my view some peopleSun, 01 Jul 2012 07:16:54 -0500Actually, "the extent to which one's religion should affect one's politics and social activities" is quite intense in America.At one extreme, you have people who feel that religion should play no part whatsoever in how things function. This usually thttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/26636905/Bahai_Faith,_not_Interfaith_Social_Movement?post_id=521414249#521414249Actually, "the extent to which one's religion should affect one's politics and social activities" is quite intense in America.At one extreme, you have people who feel that religion should play no part whatsoever in how things function. This usually tSat, 30 Jun 2012 12:21:55 -0500In my view.. People in west ... as in Europe and America are used to the concept that religion should be unworldly and separate from say poltical and social life... that's the origin of the word "secular"..as in "wordly rather than spiritual".. The Bhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/26636905/Bahai_Faith,_not_Interfaith_Social_Movement?post_id=521411681#521411681In my view.. People in west ... as in Europe and America are used to the concept that religion should be unworldly and separate from say poltical and social life... that's the origin of the word "secular"..as in "wordly rather than spiritual".. The BSat, 30 Jun 2012 10:57:55 -0500A warm welcome to Bnet Theonly!Great to have a solid and eager chap like you join our little Bnet Bahá'í community!Very wet thawing-snow regards from Finland,LilWabbithttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/26636905/Bahai_Faith,_not_Interfaith_Social_Movement?post_id=517949393#517949393A warm welcome to Bnet Theonly!Great to have a solid and eager chap like you join our little Bnet Bahá'í community!Very wet thawing-snow regards from Finland,LilWabbitMon, 26 Mar 2012 12:20:47 -0500Looks like I'm really late to the game on this one, but to me its all about framing one's discussion of the Faith. Growing up a Baha'i in the Bible Belt, I found it intimidating and uncomfortable to discuss my religion at times. As I got a little oldhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/26636905/Bahai_Faith,_not_Interfaith_Social_Movement?post_id=517949163#517949163Looks like I'm really late to the game on this one, but to me its all about framing one's discussion of the Faith. Growing up a Baha'i in the Bible Belt, I found it intimidating and uncomfortable to discuss my religion at times. As I got a little oldMon, 26 Mar 2012 12:13:25 -0500"How great the multitude of truths which the garment of words can never contain! How vast the number of such verities as no expression can adequately describe, whose significance can never be unfolded, and to which not even the remotest allusions canhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/26636905/Bahai_Faith,_not_Interfaith_Social_Movement?post_id=483145985#483145985"How great the multitude of truths which the garment of words can never contain! How vast the number of such verities as no expression can adequately describe, whose significance can never be unfolded, and to which not even the remotest allusions canFri, 28 Jan 2011 06:03:39 -0600I think we have to be prudent in what we say, how we say it and to whom? Christ warned his followers about that: "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and tuhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/26636905/Bahai_Faith,_not_Interfaith_Social_Movement?post_id=482826069#482826069I think we have to be prudent in what we say, how we say it and to whom? Christ warned his followers about that: "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and tuTue, 25 Jan 2011 12:13:59 -0600Good to see you here, Ironhold!On the other hand, a more liberal Mormon might periodically indulge in a Coke or some tea if they feel the situation warrants it or it's recommended that they do so to resolve a medical condition. For example, when Ihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/26636905/Bahai_Faith,_not_Interfaith_Social_Movement?post_id=482056513#482056513Good to see you here, Ironhold!On the other hand, a more liberal Mormon might periodically indulge in a Coke or some tea if they feel the situation warrants it or it's recommended that they do so to resolve a medical condition. For example, when ITue, 18 Jan 2011 17:13:41 -0600That response is ironic in that one of the persons I was conversing with cites that in almost every religion discussion I've had with him. Now It's becoming unclear whether or not he used the word "cult" in our discussion...http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/26636905/Bahai_Faith,_not_Interfaith_Social_Movement?post_id=481732585#481732585That response is ironic in that one of the persons I was conversing with cites that in almost every religion discussion I've had with him. Now It's becoming unclear whether or not he used the word "cult" in our discussion...Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:09:01 -0600If you really want to blow someone's mind, go to a secular dictionary and find their definition for "cult."All organized world religions apply.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/26636905/Bahai_Faith,_not_Interfaith_Social_Movement?post_id=481722125#481722125If you really want to blow someone's mind, go to a secular dictionary and find their definition for "cult."All organized world religions apply.Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:44:15 -0600