tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016023.post8643689568188870017..comments2023-11-30T11:34:26.463-05:00Comments on The Badi Blog: Moral SustainabilityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016023.post-1345406069254759992008-06-13T00:34:00.000-04:002008-06-13T00:34:00.000-04:00Sorry, mavaddat.I have strong reason to believe (n...Sorry, mavaddat.<BR/><BR/>I have strong reason to believe (not to mention the faith and assurance) that Baha'u'llah is the Messenger from God for this Age.<BR/><BR/>I reason from what He says to the details of life.<BR/><BR/>You seem to be starting with a human assumption and using it to judge Baha'u'llah...<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://amzuri.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow">~ Alex</A>Alexander M Zoltaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834377275741541185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016023.post-55473669401913100232008-06-12T14:33:00.000-04:002008-06-12T14:33:00.000-04:00Alex, if you can see that physical homosexual rela...Alex, if you can see that physical homosexual relationships are not immoral, then any condemnation of them <I>would</I> be immoral, since it is wrong to condemn people for doing something that is not immoral. For example, if I said you were a bad person for tying your shoe laces, then that would be immoral of <I>me</I>!<BR/><BR/>Now, if God the almighty, the beneficent, sent a messenger or Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404634447233410055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016023.post-90317906519837481142008-06-10T17:20:00.000-04:002008-06-10T17:20:00.000-04:00With all due respect for your feelings, you leave ...With all due respect for your feelings, you leave one factor out of your equation; but, then, it may not be something you can believe.<BR/><BR/>If you believe Baha'u'llah is the mouthpiece of God for our age, He clearly prohibits physical homosexual relations.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://amzuri.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow">~ Alex</A>Alexander M Zoltaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834377275741541185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016023.post-26056286166700203862008-06-10T15:09:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:09:00.000-04:00Hi Alex, thanks for your thoughts.Regarding God's ...Hi Alex, thanks for your thoughts.<BR/><BR/>Regarding God's concern for sex leading to family, homosexual sex can fulfil that role in many ways. For example, sex as a means of expressing intimacy strengthens the bonds between two people, which can allow them to better raise their children. Gay people can have children through surrogates or by adopting. So encouraging homosexual people to marry Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404634447233410055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016023.post-37076490741580815152008-06-08T08:09:00.000-04:002008-06-08T08:09:00.000-04:00You've again set my mind to rumination.Thanks!!!ma...You've again set my mind to rumination.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!!!<BR/><BR/>mavaddat's comment reminded me that there <I>was</I> an "unsupported" assumption in the essay.<BR/><BR/>I was able to fill in the blanks--"most" homosexuals, what about God's desire for sex to lead to family?, etc.<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to your response to mavaddat...<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://amzuri.wordpress.com/" REL="Alexander M Zoltaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834377275741541185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016023.post-33741679822949543352008-06-07T15:09:00.000-04:002008-06-07T15:09:00.000-04:00Badi, it seems to me that your whole argument hing...Badi, it seems to me that your whole argument hinges on the presumption that homosexuality <I>must</I> imply promiscuity. Otherwise, <I>not a single thing you wrote</I> has any hope of validity.<BR/><BR/>So for the sake of defending the Bahá'í Faith's condemnation of homosexuality, could you justify this assumption for us? That is, why do you assume that homosexuality necessarily means Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404634447233410055noreply@blogger.com