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Your Text: Insert Slimies » Insert UBB Code » Close Last Tag \| All Tags UBB Help	[quote] [b]WebShaman said:[/b] quote: hyperbole said: quote:WebShaman said:quote:He told me I was looking at it the wrong way. Hmm.Ermmm...don't all religions say that, thoughNo not all religions..-- not necessarily stoned... just beautiful. (Edited by WebShaman on 07-03-2008 20:35) Oh, I see. Then there is no punishment by not being a believer in that religion, right? What religion did you say it was? [/quote] I was thinking specifically of the Baha'i Faith. I have also talked to a number of people who were Buddhist and Hindu and have found similar attitudes in those religions. However, Baha'i is the one I'm most familiar with, and yes, as you put it, there is 'no punishment' for being a non-believer. In fact one of the tenets of the Baha'i Faith is no proselytization. There are multiple paths to God, fulfillment, understanding, whatever you want to call it. No one has the right to declare they have the only right way to achieve these. In fact it is even recognized that within the Baha'i Faith different people will have differing interpretations of the same thing and while it is permissible to discuss various view-points, arguing is forbidden. To illustrate my point, allow me to quote one of the central figures of the faith "Every phrase has seventy interpretations." Then he goes on to say that each of them can be correct for different people. . -- not necessarily stoned... just beautiful. [url=http://www.hyperbole-software.com/] [img]http://www.hyperbole-software.com/ozone/hyperbole-88x33.gif[/img] [/url] Loading...
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