spirit_of_dawn
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I read/interpret this verse totally different.
This verse just says "The first duty prescribed by God for His servants". I see no problem in this verse IF you are not a servant of God
Spiritual life is a personal journey. Problems start when people make their personal choice into a dogma for others. Humans do this, not GOD
Everyone is a servant of God whether they like it or not, however practicing servitude is another topic.
Again I read these words so very different than you do. But I must say, my goal is to see "unity in diversity". So I look for the good in others
This answer clearly instructs NOT to proselytize Bahai faith to Israelis. Wonderful. Not even stimulating further interest. Even better; feels like perfectly respectful towards Israelis. They already have a religion. Proselytzing would be bagatellizing and belittling their faith and is "not done".
So these words are exactly the opposite of what you read into them. These words are exactly what I believe Bahaullah original was teaching. I am not a Bahai, but my feeling of Bahaullah is that He does not want people to proselytize. Meaning "Respect other's their belief".
If Israelis hadn't been singled out for this issue I would have accepted what you say. Most of the ex-Baha'is here have stated that they were more or else either involved in Baha'i missionary practices for non-Israelis or were familiar with this practice. I see no : "Respect other's their belief" here.