Baha'i "Faith, Government, World"? \nSupposedly Bahai believe that by equalizing men and women, all the races, and all the nations, and all the governments, that everything will be just peachy on earth. Are they serious, or just a well marketed scheme to control the entire world by selling "peace and harmony"? I already have my answer, I just want to know what others think.
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I am a bahai and we do not want to marke anything we do not want you to become a Bahai if you do not wish but we want you to join us to work toward a better world and world great peace.\nWe respect all religions and thoughts \n"Unity in diversity is the highest possible attainment of a civilization, a testimony to the most noble possibilities of the human race. This attainment is made possible through passionate concern for choice, in an atmosphere of social trust."\n\nif you have any Bahia center in you city go there and see for yourslef that all kind of people with all different thoughts and religions are welcome \nWe have Bahai Center and House of Woeship, all Houses of Worship are open to people of every religion. There are no sermons, rituals or clergy.\nThe newest House of Worship was completed in 1986 in New Delhi, India. Since that time the structure has won numerous architectural awards and been featured in hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. Inspired by the lotus flower, its design is composed of 27 free-standing marble-clad "petals"--arranged in clusters of three to form nine sides. Nine doors open onto a central hall, capable of holding up to 2,500 people. Slightly more than 40 meters tall, its surface luminous, the temple at times seems to float above its 26-acre site on the outskirts of the Indian capital. In a few short years the New Delhi temple has become one of the world's major attractions, drawing more than two and a half million visitors a year. On Hindu holy days, it has drawn as many as 100,000--so revered is the Bahá'í temple by India's people, whatever their religious background.
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liberal and conservative don't truly exist.  that's all just a distraction.  the rulers are all big money families who intend to stay in power.\n\nwhy do they worship a demon?  that is truly odd.....but look at what they're doing.  arms dealing, ruining the earth, and promoting war.\n\ni don't know, but those things might be on the agenda of a demon
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The Illuninati, sometimes called Zionists, believe that they have a right to control the planet, and everyone and everything on it. And they almost do!\n\nAn Illuminati Primer\nhttp://www.rinf.com/news/nov05/illuminati.html\nRothschild/Rockefeller\nThe Architecture of Modern Political Power\nhttp://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/fourthreich/rockroth.html
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I don't understand the question, but I agree with Miz.  Keep up the good work.  I love the questions; they make me laugh.  Does anyone believe them?  Anyway, thanks, and oh, come to Pantheistic Universalism.  We are waiting.
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There's a lot of truth in that, pangel. There are conflicting views and beliefs regarding just about everything, but at some point, ideology and worship of some leader or another takes over and drowns out all reason. Most of the time, that ideology is religion.
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I've considered it myself.  Some people in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints believe in the multiverse concept, believing there could be other universes ruled by other gods and that we too can one day rule as gods in some other far off universe as a reward for obedience to the principles of the Gospel.  An interesting thought.
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Answer: Of course\nDo you think God would put you on a planet where none were right? Especially if you like Him?? Same goes that all can't be right thus only one can.\nMost folks don't follow truth B/c I think it actually hurts them to. I think it makes them invent their own "truths" instead.
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They got back what they said was stolen from them!Back around 1947 me thinks! Good Luck! Its only these superstitious groups of simpletons who think this way,The united States would control all of Europe and all the islands in the pacific,Philippines,Japan,the list can go on and on.You people need to work this out without this superstition or the US should take all your land and end this stupidity.I am beginning to think,after reading this bullshi* that all religion is evil because you all think the other is bad wrong and evil.LOOK IN THE MIRROR! Nobody owns anything this place is Gods!
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everyone will stop trippin' over their religious differences and judgin people and just live in peace and help out their neighbor no matter their faith. ...people well stop preaching too. \n\nall this is the only way we'll have peace in the world...oh and quit buying overly processed foods and not realizing that unconscious choices as consumers contribute to the exploitation of many people in the world.
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Do you mean Bahai??\nIt originated in Iran as an offshoot fromthe Ithna Ashari Shia Community and has evolved to a new religion.\n\nThe Bahá'í Faith is an emerging global religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh, a nineteenth-century Persian exile. "Bahá'í" is either an adjective referring to this religion, or the term for a follower of Bahá'u'lláh.\n\nBahá'í theology speaks of three interlocking unities: the oneness of God (monotheism); the oneness of his prophets or messengers; and the oneness of humanity (equality, world unity, globalism). These three principles have a profound impact on the theological and social teachings of this religion.\n\nReligion is seen as a progressively unfolding process of education, by God, through his messengers, to a constantly evolving human family. Bahá'u'lláh is seen as the most recent, pivotal, but not final of God's messengers. He announced that his major purpose is to lay the spiritual foundations for a new global civilization of peace and harmony, which Bahá'ís expect to gradually arise.\n\n1 Relation to other religions \n1.1 Distinction \n1.2 Persecution \n1.3 The Covenant \n2 Demographics \n3 Teachings \n3.1 Summary \n3.2 Social principles \n3.3 Mystical teachings \n3.4 Study and worship \n4 History \n4.1 The Báb \n4.2 Bahá'u'lláh \n4.3 `Abdu'l-Bahá \n4.4 Bahá'í administration \n5 Current plans and focus \n6 Laws \n7 Places of worship \n8 Calendar \n9 Symbols \n10 Involvement in society \n11 See also \n12 References \n13 External links \n13.1 Official websites of the Bahá'í International Community \n13.2 Other Bahá'í websites \n \nRelation to other religions\nBahá'ís believe in a process of progressive revelation recognising the major religions' founders including Adam, Noah, Zoroaster (Zarathustra), Krishna, Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad. Like Muslims, Bahá'ís interpret religious history in terms of a series of prophetic dispensations. Each prophet, or Manifestation, brings a somewhat broader and more advanced revelation for the time and place it appeared in. Unlike contemporary Muslims, Bahá'ís do not believe that this process of progressive revelation has an end.\n\n\nDistinction\nThe Bahá'í Faith is not a combination of religions, but is a distinct religious tradition, with its own scriptures, teachings, laws, and history. Even though Bahá'ís have their own distinct teachings, they believe in the divinity of several past messengers of God.\n\nBahá'ís describe their faith as an independent world religion, differing from the other great religious traditions only in its newness. Bahá'u'lláh is thought to fulfill the messianic promises, and other spiritual aspirations, of all these various predecessor faiths.\n\n\nPersecution\nBahá'ís continue to be persecuted in Islamist ruled countries, especially Iran, where over 200 believers were executed between 1978 and 1998. Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iranian Bahá'ís have regularly had their homes ransacked, been banned from attending university or holding government jobs, and several hundred have received prison sentences for their religious beliefs, most recently for participating in study circles. Bahá'í cemeteries have been desecrated and property seized and occasionally demolished, including the House of Mírzá Burzurg, Bahá'u'lláh's father. The House of the Báb in Shiraz has been destroyed twice, and is one of three sites to which Bahá'ís perform pilgrimage. [1] [2] [3] [4]\n\n\nThe Covenant\nOne of the main teachings in the faith is of unity, and Bahá'ís believe that Bahá'u'lláh has guaranteed the unity of their faith by ordaining certain authorities and institutions, which are described at length below. This divine guarantee of the integrity of Bahá'í institutions is known as "The Covenant of Bahá'u&
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That's a strange question.\n\nI think there are thousands, probably millions of people - of various confessions, and atheists - who know what could be done to bring more peace and prosperity to people on earth than any messiah did. It's all so obvious. Very simple things, just a little of common sense, a little love to thy neighbor, and a little understanding of human nature. Basically, no religion involved. \n\nUnfortunately, they see no way of achieving anything of that. Preachery is so unlikely to work in this world... Usually it takes many deaths and hundreds of years.\n\nAnd I think you didn't mean an omnipotent messiah.
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Just because they CAN destroy the world doesn't mean they WILL destroy the world. Let's say God came down upon you and said he would destroy the world at your command? Would you do it? NO.\n\nOkay back to the question. I think America's belief in every person is created equal and should have equal opportunities for happiness, etc, etc is going to lead to it's downfall. Have you noticed America is importing more and more thing from places such as INDIA AND CHINA? Ya know how you always see everything marked: "Made in China" Places with rising economies that pays it's workers like five cents an hour for factory work. In America the minimum wage in most states is about five DOLLARS an hour. And has anyone noticed the national dept lately? Do you think we're ever going to be able to pay it off while policing the world? To make a long story short: Eventually China is going to take over the title of world superpower.
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I'm a total Athiest. \nI think the universe is so complicated that humans look for easy answers in religion. (our brains are too small) Marx called it the Opium of the Masses... it drugs the people into being humble.\n\nIts basically afterlife insurance. Ever really trust an Insurance salesman?
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quite well said.\nNice religion isn't it??\nJust like any other religion I've encountered.
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what is the reference of this verse. i want to read the whole thing before it and after it, not just picking a verse from the middel\n\nbut you are correct. we all are brother of blood, we should remain in peace with each other regardless what governments do. we all worship One God.
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I believe that the physical world is full of sin and the spiritual world is basically good.  There's a war going on between the two and I don't know who's winning.  I think there are more bad people in the world.  The road to heaven is narrow and less traveled.....)(
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they say that the future religion that'll bring every single religion out there together is spirituality...the worship of one's being...i know it might sound very selfish but i've been to a few gatherings and i find it very nice...to put belief in what YOU can do from the inside out, to be a better person...i'm a little skeptical about spirituality uniting every religion with it, but who knows!