First Susan appears to have a pretty good idea who sent the letter. This
is
not surprising given her years working in protection and her widespread
contact
with groups of Baha'is and others over the internet over the years.
The letter didn't occur in a vacuum (even if most of us do not know
the context).
If this person has a history of duplicitous dealings with the Baha'is,
then that
needs to be considered.
Quite possibly she has been watching exchanges here and identified certain
persons as potentially vulnerable or sympathetic to this approach and then
made her appeal to them with the intent of undermining their loyalty to
the
institutions or their certitude in the covenant. Susan - is that what you
are
implying?
Tom
On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 4:02 AM, Kent Johnson <kent@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Hi Susan:
>
> "If you ask me this is a not-so-subtle attempt to undermine whatever it
> is she imagines the institutions are telling us to do."
>
> Only she would know, if in fact she is the writer of the letter. It
seems
> to me more im****tant to consider if what the letter says is correct,
and if
> not, why not.
>
> Perhaps you mean to say that Baha'is need identify our principles more
> closely with the Name of Baha'u'llah, and try to teach that, for
example,
> the equality of men and women is a Baha'i idea. I think you will have
> trouble selling that in any human society today. It is a principle
Baha'is
> share with others.
>
> I am saying, and the letter in my opinion says, that we should first
show
> forth those principles in our lives. And after that we can associate
those
> principles with our religions. First the principles must be shown,
> demonstrated, "taught". Only then will we be able to meaningfully call
them
> Baha'i Principles because they are principles shown by Baha'is.
>
>
> --Kent
>
> "Susan Maneck" <smaneck@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:YZCdnZ0TRO8XXZXVnZ2dnUVZ_qKgnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 6:44 AM, Kent Johnson <kent@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> >> I think Tahirih's letter says to spread that "gospel" but without
pu****ng
> >> His New Name.
> >
> > And is that appropriate from someone who has completely repudiated
His
> > new Name?
> >
> > If you ask me this is a not-so-subtle attempt to undermine whatever
it
> > is she imagines the institutions are telling us to do.
> >
> >
>
>
>
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