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People don't always do everything society expects them to.But it is still the person if they were raise to believe certain thing or behave in certain way?
Majikthise said:Tolerant; Pagans and Buddhists
Anti-Christian feeling is also a small but growing problem.I have noticed that some self-identified pagans, and even a few self-identified Buddhists, can be very intolerant of anyone who supports capitalism or small government.
*Paul* said:I'm often inclined to think the Bahai are but it in my experience whenever I talk about Islam they will defend it but not defend Christianity when it's doctrines are questioned.
I'd have to say probably the Sikh religion.
Popeyesays said:When do we not defend Christianity when it's essential truths are challenged? Actually there is Christian doctrine that we do not believe to be correct.
Do we believe in the virgin birth? Yup, so does Islam. We believe in the primacy of Peter, too. Bring up a doctrine, and I'll tell you what Baha`i's believe in concerning that doctrine.
This is an English language message board and the English speaking world has a lot of misconceptions about Islam. They have a lot of misconceptions about Christianity too, from my point of view.
Regards,
Scott
It looks to me like you disagree with more than one. Over all you appear, though I admit to a relative ignorance about your faith, to be closer to Islam than Christianity.Popeyesays said:When do we not defend Christianity when it's essential truths are challenged? Actually there is Christian doctrine that we do not believe to be correct.
This I know but fail to understand. Without the Incarnation, the virgin birth seems like a meaningless trick to me.Do we believe in the virgin birth? Yup, so does Islam.
And yet this is of importance only to Roman Catholics. It is not a core Christian doctrine by any means.We believe in the primacy of Peter, too.
I'm fairly sure I know what you believe about the most core doctrine - that of the Incarnation - and that it is very similar to Islam and far removed from Christianity, so I see why *Paul* get's the impression he does, though I certainly don't think that this has any reflection on how tolerant your faith is. After all, it's quite possible to be tolerant of those you disagree vehemently with (I endeavour to be so here all the time, and with God's help I even occasionally succeed).Bring up a doctrine, and I'll tell you what Baha`i's believe in concerning that doctrine.
Here I cannot disagree with you at all. I would note, however, that the Muslim misconceptions about Christianity here are at least equal in number to the reverse, so I do believe that the reason *Paul* gets the impression he does has less to do with the forum being English language than it does to do with the fact that your faith appears closer to Islam than to ours.This is an English language message board and the English speaking world has a lot of misconceptions about Islam. They have a lot of misconceptions about Christianity too, from my point of view.
*Paul* said:I'm often inclined to think the Bahai are but it in my experience whenever I talk about Islam they will defend it but not defend Christianity when it's doctrines are questioned.
I know what your official statements say but I am speaking soley on my personal experience and giving my personal opinion based on that. I have never once seen a Bahai jump in and defend Christian doctrine in a debate I have been involved in even when it covers the things Bahais claim to believe, such as the virgin birth, the bible being from God, Jesus' divinity.BruceDLimber said:Greetings!
This, I fear, is grossly misleading.
What reject is the human additions and alterations i BOTH Christianity and Islam--and there are many in each!
And these changes aside, we Baha'is fully support both Christianity and Islam as legitimate, God-sent religions!
Nor do we favor one over the other, as our official statements make clear.
Bruce
Yet when I have been involved in debate with muslims I often find myself against both Bahai and Muslim, not too much on this site though thankfully, you guys tend to stay out of the way on this site.
This is not a reflection on Bahai official teaching but on my experience with it's followers.