The Baha'i Faith is a Theophany
Richard Mellman (afn01637@freenet3.freenet.ufl.edu)
Sun, Feb 19 1995 17:36:02 GMT
There has been some discussion about what the Baha'is have in mind with
regard to the future and world government. It should be stated that we
believe that our religion has tremendous implications for the future of
the planet and that it's unfoldment is part of a Divine plan. In one of
his major letters Shoghi Effendi who was the leader of the Baha'i faith
from 1921-57 stated:
To merely contemplate this unique spectacle, to visualize, however
dimly, the circumstances attending the birth and gradual unfoldment of
this supreme Theophany, to recall even in their barest outline the
woeful struggles that proclaimed its rise and accelerated its march,
will suffice to convince every unbiased observer of those eternal
truths that motivate its life and which must continue to impel it
forward until it achieves its destined ascendancy. (World Order of
Baha'u'llah, page 97)
What form this ascendancy will take we are not sure. We know that the
basic teachings of the Baha'i Faith makes the acceptance of followers of
other religions fundamental. But we urge any with the courage to look
with an unbiased eye at the history and teachings of this remarkable
movement.
Regards,
Rich
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Richard Mellman
P.O. Box 2922
Gainesville, FL 32602