I have just finished reading about this new religion :
Bahá'í religion may be unique in the way that it accepts all other faiths as true and valid. To Bahá'ís, every religion is the religion of God.
They accept the divine nature of the missions of Abraham, Moses, Zoroaster, the Buddha, Jesus and the Prophet Muhammad. They believe each one was a further stage in the revelation of God.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/bahai/beliefs/
2007-05-16 17:30:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's a new religion if you were born in the 1800's. My wife & her family are Baha'i, and have been all their lives. It's been around since the 19th century. It started in Persia (Iran) and they have a temple in Wilmette, IL (Near Chicago).
2007-05-16 17:33:30 · answer #1 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Baha'i probably wouldn't care, actually. They're a quite accepting religion. That said, I'd agree with the above poster and tell you to check out the UU. It's quite widespread--we have two in the area, one of which is more on the Christian end of things and another that holds pagan festivals constantly. They *like* people who disagree and discuss. If nothing else, try it out--I am one of those who doesn't attend regularly, but when I do, I'm glad I went.
2016-04-01 05:27:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um, don't believe the hype. They are just as homophobic as the other traditional Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) and for all their talk of the equality of men and women, they do not allow women to serve on the Universal House of Justice which is their highest authority in the religion (and the group they feel will eventually become the world government and rule over all of the non-Baha'is as well).
BTW, they "accept" other faiths as true as valid only to the point that they feel that Baha'i is now the true fulfillment of those religions (which they view as more primitive predecessors). To do this they often misrepresent the teachings and prophecies of earlier religions to "show" how they point to the "higher" truth of the Baha'i Faith.
2007-05-20 14:19:20 · answer #3 · answered by David S 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, or otherwise called, the Very PC, Don't Offend Anyone, Kitchen Sink way of believing.
2007-05-16 17:32:43 · answer #4 · answered by Esther 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hi, i am a Baha'i :) visit the official website http://www.bahai.org
2007-05-20 07:54:44 · answer #5 · answered by Sarethor 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not the only two I met (~35 years ago.) They voiced less tolerance than most theists I'd ever met.
2007-05-16 17:33:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a way that seemeth right unto a man but the end thereof is the way of death.
They are wrong if they accept any way other than Jesus Christ and him crucified.
2007-05-16 17:35:03 · answer #7 · answered by wisdom 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The idea that all ideas deserve equal treatment no matter how horrifying is a very dangerous one.
2007-05-16 17:35:45 · answer #8 · answered by eldad9 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would not work for me, they do not drink. I have a friend who is Baha'i.
2007-05-16 17:34:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
that may be so. However, they have humans in their midst, and therefore, the problems that come with.
2007-05-16 17:33:16 · answer #10 · answered by Shinigami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋