That brings up an interesting point. Some people here, some Baha’is and some of their critics, agree with each other that I’m misreading Baha’i writings, including messages from Shoghi Effendi and the House of Justice.
I don't follow other people, or Bahais, Jim, and I pay little attention to Shoghi or the UHJ. All I take real notice of is what the Bab and Bahauallah are reported to have written down during their lifetimes.
For me that is the kernel of the Bahai faith.
People might think that I’m only seeing what I want to see, which could of course be true. However that may be, in case anyone is wondering, everything that I’m saying is what I honestly think.
I accept that, Jim.
And what I write about Bahai is what I think.
Some Bahais here just do not understand the importance of Good and Bad enemies, or of Good and Bad friends.
Some Bahais think that their worst enemies are like me, some think that I'm a kind of demonic pharisee who hides behind his pseudonym, spurting out filth against the one true religion for this age. They will not, can not, ever accept a word that I write about it. Even when a point is established (by me) which most readers would accept, some Bahais will just go away, not reply, not acknowledge, and weeks, months or years later I will see that they are still making the same claims as already put to rest previously.
And so, for me, to find that there are Bahais like you who do see problems, difficulties and alternatives for and about Bahai in many areas of the religion, that is a breath of fresh air.
Bahai may see this differently, Jim. Bahai could very well feel that folks who declare themselves to be Bahais but who tear at the basic fabric of their faith, they might think that such folks are wolves in sheep's clothing, imposts bent upon the downfall of Bahai.