Thus is how it happens, the principles of freedom, given a Message of God, permeate the minds of mankind and become the aspirations of the majority.
Regards Tony
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I don't know if this came from the Baha'i writings, but a Baha'i told me that one day mothers would stop allowing those in power to send their sons off to war.We need women to help out here
"At a time when conquest and aggression have lost their credibility as means of solving difficult problems, qualities in which women are strong, such as the capacity to link intuition to the other rational processes, and facility with networking and cooperation, are gaining importance. Thus as increasing numbers of women are admitted into centers of decision-making, consultation is being enlightened by fresh perspectives; a new moral and psychological climate is spreading, enabling new dynamics of problem-solving to emerge. The inclusion of women thus directly affects the pace and success of the peace-building process."
Bahá’í International Community, 1993 Mar 15, Women Peace Process
Regards Tony
All those people can talk about peace between them, but they still hold very different religious beliefs. So, at some point what do they tell each other, "I like you as a person, but I don't agree with many of the beliefs your religion teaches." Like how can a born-again Christian tell a Jew that they respect their beliefs when their Christian beliefs include that without Jesus that person will be sent to hell? Then a Baha'i comes in and says, "There is no literal place called hell." Is uniformity in beliefs something Baha'is believe is necessary at some point? Which I think is something that would be necessary, and to me, something that Baha'is say... that religions and religious beliefs that cause division should be discarded. But... will people in the different religions discard them?It is more about fostering the required dialogue that will enable peace based initiatives.
It requires us to build those foundations in our diversity of race, gender, nationality or religion.
Regards Tony
I personally know that no Baha'i pretends about peace, it is a chosen way of life.
One can consider if your input had a peaceful intent.
Are you able to offer an alternative path or vision for global peace and the wellbeing of all humanity? Remember it requires a global effort, so it requires a reconciliation and balance between many mindsets.
Regards Tony
Your theology was born of a rebellion. It was war. An attempted coup. It's fine with me but don't preach otherwise. It was a breakaway of asshayhey. A rebellion. Bab called himself the Bab but later called himself the mahdhi. If you wish we could have a discussion on this. But the problem will be as always your research will come from your proselytising website.
Trying to proselytise and win over peoples naive hearts by making this global religion concept is an absolute failure.
That does not mean the theology is even understood by them.
It is not what the Bab of the Bab'i wanted, but the Islam Clergy did.
Your use of that word does not necessarily make it so. The word proselytise is too easily bandied around now.
It may be they do understand the theology and the ones that think they do not, are the ones that do not.
Regards Tony
That's good for your preaching in close prayer groups. Applying them here is useless. Most of you have studied a little through your own website. But you claim to have studied everything. It has always been the case. But sometimes have not even read one page.
Err. Then you have not read the history. Your website is not enough.
What history would like to inform me of, that you think I may not be aware of.
Regards Tony
That intimidation will not work.
Regards Tony
You can do some research outside your website.
That is what I see happening.
The world events are fully reflecting both the promise of a United Future and the destruction of an old dysfunctional Old World Order.
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So when will we get there, the Baha'i Universal House of Justice offered this in the 1985 Peace Message.
"Whether peace is to be reached only after unimaginable horrors precipitated by humanity’s stubborn clinging to old patterns of behaviour, or is to be embraced now by an act of consultative will, is the choice before all who inhabit the earth. At this critical juncture when the intractable problems confronting nations have been fused into one common concern for the whole world, failure to stem the tide of conflict and disorder would be unconscionably irresponsible."
It has been foretold that for peace to become established, it will need this event to unfold.
"The time must come when the imperative necessity for the holding of a vast, an all-embracing assemblage of men will be universally realized. The rulers and kings of the earth must needs attend it, and, participating in its deliberations, must consider such ways and means as will lay the foundations of the world's Great Peace amongst men. Such a peace demandeth that the Great Powers should resolve, for the sake of the tranquillity of the peoples of the earth, to be fully reconciled among themselves. Should any king take up arms against another, all should unitedly arise and prevent him. If this be done, the nations of the world will no longer require any armaments, except for the purpose of preserving the security of their realms and of maintaining internal order within their territories. This will ensure the peace and composure of every people, government and nation."
Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 248
That will reflect what is offered in this passage.
"The time has come when all mankind shall be united, when all races shall be loyal to one fatherland, all religions become one religion, and racial and religious bias pass away. It is a day in which the oneness of humankind shall uplift its standard and international peace, like the true morning, flood the world with its light." – Abdu’l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 153.
The world events are giving credence to this statement.
"Unification of the whole of mankind is the hall-mark of the stage which human society is now approaching.
Unity of family, of tribe, of city-state, and nation have been successively attempted and fully established. World unity is the goal towards which a harassed humanity is striving. Nation-building has come to an end.
Does your path or faith offer such a vision of a path to peace in this age?
I see rich are getting richer and poor getting poorer. Worse yet the control of the rich over the poor is strengthening. We are now living in a simulation they have created where the rich use us as the energy batteries for the twisted machine they have built.
I don't see that as a "modern" phenomenon at all.
It has always been like that.