New Posts For Thread: Should I be Bahai?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/28105775/Should_I_be_BahaiI don't know religion I am. I really like the concept of Bahaism, but some aspects I feel are aligned too much to Islam, like daily prayer, no alcohol, fasting. I believe in that all religions are linked and share one God, but some practices make meI decided in high school, sophomore year, that I believed Bahá'u'lláh. However, I didn't declare. I knew I would end up drinking aclohol, if only to try, because of the background I grew up in. And more important than that, I wanted tohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/28105775/Should_I_be_Bahai?post_id=514220849#514220849I decided in high school, sophomore year, that I believed Bahá'u'lláh. However, I didn't declare. I knew I would end up drinking aclohol, if only to try, because of the background I grew up in. And more important than that, I wanted toMon, 26 Dec 2011 07:31:46 -0600Dear bobbyx,As you have just read on the other posts, the real question is "Do you believe?"Everyone, in every Faith, has the choices of what to do.We can help you learn what is expected of members in good standing, by telling you the teachings and lhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/28105775/Should_I_be_Bahai?post_id=505800255#505800255Dear bobbyx,As you have just read on the other posts, the real question is "Do you believe?"Everyone, in every Faith, has the choices of what to do.We can help you learn what is expected of members in good standing, by telling you the teachings and lThu, 25 Aug 2011 19:20:23 -0500I am grossly paraphrasing from a Baha'i document I read long ago:there can only be spiritual growth. if anyone (including Baha'is) decide to do something "wrong"...they are only holding themselves back from realizing their own full potential. how muchttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/28105775/Should_I_be_Bahai?post_id=504371921#504371921I am grossly paraphrasing from a Baha'i document I read long ago:there can only be spiritual growth. if anyone (including Baha'is) decide to do something "wrong"...they are only holding themselves back from realizing their own full potential. how mucTue, 09 Aug 2011 18:43:52 -0500Dear Bobbyx,Welcome to Beliefnet and thank you for your most sincere question! To briefly answer your question; no, there is no moral police in the Bahá'í Faith that eavesdrops people and clubbers them in the head for their disobediencehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/28105775/Should_I_be_Bahai?post_id=504363139#504363139Dear Bobbyx,Welcome to Beliefnet and thank you for your most sincere question! To briefly answer your question; no, there is no moral police in the Bahá'í Faith that eavesdrops people and clubbers them in the head for their disobedienceTue, 09 Aug 2011 15:29:33 -0500But is will there be consequenceshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/28105775/Should_I_be_Bahai?post_id=504358655#504358655But is will there be consequencesTue, 09 Aug 2011 14:06:12 -0500hello,that is a very personal questionmy opinion is that only you can answer it.one thing I would suggest though, is to separate the two issues from each other.whether you feel the Baha'i Faith has been created by God...should not be connected to whehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/28105775/Should_I_be_Bahai?post_id=504355917#504355917hello,that is a very personal questionmy opinion is that only you can answer it.one thing I would suggest though, is to separate the two issues from each other.whether you feel the Baha'i Faith has been created by God...should not be connected to wheTue, 09 Aug 2011 13:15:22 -0500I don't know religion I am. I really like the concept of Bahaism, but some aspects I feel are aligned too much to Islam, like daily prayer, no alcohol, fasting. I believe in that all religions are linked and share one God, but some practices make mehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43861/28105775/Should_I_be_Bahai?post_id=504328059#504328059I don't know religion I am. I really like the concept of Bahaism, but some aspects I feel are aligned too much to Islam, like daily prayer, no alcohol, fasting. I believe in that all religions are linked and share one God, but some practices make meMon, 08 Aug 2011 22:24:07 -0500