http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/4960 Documenting the Persecution of the Baha'i Community in Iran Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:45:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/4960/comment-page-1#comment-3498 Colorado Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:40:08 +0000 http://www.iranpresswatch.org/?p=4960#comment-3498 It occurs to me that anyone who clings to the name of a certain teaching or theory needs to study it. For instance, Marxism stated that revolution was inevitable in certain social conditions. Also, prophets said that their words were the important thing, and holy books state that their reality is the spirit of the words. The article states "The Baha’i Faith emphasizes the freedom to believe in one’s own convictions, as long as one’s liberty is not a cause of distress to another.", but beliefs and actions that seem new will always distress those clinging to personalities or slogans. We should try to avoid offense, but for instance children in school must not be compelled to the greater distress of agreeing to slanders, which are intended to agitate the emotions of the other pupils. It occurs to me that anyone who clings to the name of a certain teaching or theory needs to study it. For instance, Marxism stated that revolution was inevitable in certain social conditions. Also, prophets said that their words were the important thing, and holy books state that their reality is the spirit of the words. The article states “The Baha’i Faith emphasizes the freedom to believe in one’s own convictions, as long as one’s liberty is not a cause of distress to another.”, but beliefs and actions that seem new will always distress those clinging to personalities or slogans. We should try to avoid offense, but for instance children in school must not be compelled to the greater distress of agreeing to slanders, which are intended to agitate the emotions of the other pupils.

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