By george wesley dannells on Jul 6, 2008 in Baha'i Views
- Baha’is do go door-to-door, where appropriate.
- Love is an eternal spiritual verity, reaffirmed by every Manifestation of God.
- Assistance offered in the spirit of service is a special gift.
- People can recognize Baha’u'llah almost immediately, as I can testify — it has happened to me several times while teaching this spring.
- When teaching the Baha’i Faith, Baha’is offer no material inducements to the seeker. -gw
I’ve spent the weekend watching a show called Beyond Boarders
. It documents a group of professional surfers, who are also devout Christians, on a surf and missions trip in Nicaragua. … I really feel like any group of people who have left their homes to help another group of people are going to experience very similar emotions, on both sides, to what the missionaries and Nicaraguans feel. I think Jesus in this case is incidental. It wouldn’t matter what religion the surfers were espousing. The Nicaraguans would probably be just as accepting of that. How else do you explain that Mormon or Baha’i missionaries (I know Baha’is aren’t missionaries and don’t go door to door proseletizing…yes they do, they just don’t want to admit it) get the same responses from the people they are helping? Love is the great spirituality. The people are feeling love and have attributed it to God or Jesus or Space Monkeys, it doesn’t matter. The point is, if there is a divine being in the universe, it has made us all react to unconditional and irrational love. Why should professional surfers care about the people living in Nicaragua? Why should Jolene care about Kenyan orphans? The point is simply we are all human beings and deserve love, time, and respect. Whether you want to attach those things to God, Gods, or anything else is your business.
Sushi and Sunshine
Thoughts from a European with an African soul
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