Mirza Ahmad Sohrab
2009-09-21 00:05:03 UTC
"It is true that the National Spiritual Assembly, once in a while before
its own membership, pretends to value the assets conferred by these
United States. In a letter dated February 15, 1941, and addressed to
*Bahai Friends*, it questions mournfully: 'In our favored country we are
still in possession of our freedom, our possessions, our liberty of
thought--how long will they last?' Indeed, not long if this institution
has its way! The present day Bahai organization is the model upon which
an alleged world order is to be fashioned; and what a world order it
will be, judging from the pattern! The individual is not allowed to use
his conscience, but must adhere to the rulings of his superiors without
regard to modern social issues or humanitarian inclinations; above all,
without regard to the Bahai teachings. Under these conditions, the
better elements in the group are forced to maintain a painful silence,
leaving the conduct of affairs to those of less sensitive fibre. It is
largely for this reason that the Bahais keep themselves aloof from
current affairs. They function on a basis that is untenable;
consequently, they cannot look the world eye to eye. I have heard more
than one of their leaders speaking on public platforms in Geneva,
Switzerland, at times when that city was the hub of advanced thought,
and these outstanding Bahais could not bring themselves to the point of
pronouncing the name of Baha'u'llah. Why this? Simply because the Bahai
Administration has produced a complex among its advocates. The Guardian
himself never ventures into the public" (225).
Mirza Ahmad Sohrab
http://www.fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship/SohrabEx.htm
Baha'i Faith & Religious Freedom of Conscience
http://www.fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship
Chicago Tribune. Baha'i rift. Baha'is upset with Orthodox Baha'i Faith
May 18, 2009
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/may/18/local/chi-bahai-18-may18
All my comments posted to The Chicago Tribune Forum on one page:
http://www.fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship/Chicago_Tribune.html
Yahoo Group - ReformBahai
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Reform Bahai Faith
Rochester, Michigan USA
www.ReformBahai.org
its own membership, pretends to value the assets conferred by these
United States. In a letter dated February 15, 1941, and addressed to
*Bahai Friends*, it questions mournfully: 'In our favored country we are
still in possession of our freedom, our possessions, our liberty of
thought--how long will they last?' Indeed, not long if this institution
has its way! The present day Bahai organization is the model upon which
an alleged world order is to be fashioned; and what a world order it
will be, judging from the pattern! The individual is not allowed to use
his conscience, but must adhere to the rulings of his superiors without
regard to modern social issues or humanitarian inclinations; above all,
without regard to the Bahai teachings. Under these conditions, the
better elements in the group are forced to maintain a painful silence,
leaving the conduct of affairs to those of less sensitive fibre. It is
largely for this reason that the Bahais keep themselves aloof from
current affairs. They function on a basis that is untenable;
consequently, they cannot look the world eye to eye. I have heard more
than one of their leaders speaking on public platforms in Geneva,
Switzerland, at times when that city was the hub of advanced thought,
and these outstanding Bahais could not bring themselves to the point of
pronouncing the name of Baha'u'llah. Why this? Simply because the Bahai
Administration has produced a complex among its advocates. The Guardian
himself never ventures into the public" (225).
Mirza Ahmad Sohrab
http://www.fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship/SohrabEx.htm
Baha'i Faith & Religious Freedom of Conscience
http://www.fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship
Chicago Tribune. Baha'i rift. Baha'is upset with Orthodox Baha'i Faith
May 18, 2009
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/may/18/local/chi-bahai-18-may18
All my comments posted to The Chicago Tribune Forum on one page:
http://www.fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship/Chicago_Tribune.html
Yahoo Group - ReformBahai
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ReformBahai
Reform Bahai Faith
Rochester, Michigan USA
www.ReformBahai.org