Comments on Bahá’í Thought: The Discourse of Disunity

Nadim, I have read about the Lusaka conference and...

2008-11-05T11:29:00.000-03:00

Nadim, I have read about the Lusaka conference and it was inspiring. I hope they keep doing stories on the different conferences. My wife and I and our baby son will be attending the one in Stamford, Connecticut in December. I don't know for sure but it makes me feel like I'm part of something historic and special.

I'm not actually living in South Africa right now ...

2008-11-05T05:59:00.000-03:00

I'm not actually living in South Africa right now but I do try to keep up with what's going on. The leadership is in a state of flux, and intense partisanship and the politics of self-interest seem to be the order of the day.

On the flip side, the regional conference in Johannesburg is coming up this weekend and promises to be yet another amazing show of unity (check out the report for the Lusaka one at http://news.bahai.org if you haven't already).

Thanks for this and the previous post, Phillipe. E...

2008-11-05T02:09:00.000-03:00

Thanks for this and the previous post, Phillipe. Excellent points and very helpful links to broaden my own election blog post.

What I see in what you're describing is a broader ...

2008-11-04T17:12:00.000-03:00

What I see in what you're describing is a broader human tendency to make others wrong so that we can be right. We all do it, but making a commitment to unity is an important step.

Jeff thanks for the encouragement and feel free to...

2008-11-04T12:26:00.000-03:00

Jeff thanks for the encouragement and feel free to borrow the phrase.

Nadim I like the cooking analogy. You're in South Africa right? I believe you have your own version of the dynamic I'm describing there yes? Tell us about it.

I don't live in the U.S. and the coverage I see is...

2008-11-04T11:43:00.000-03:00

I don't live in the U.S. and the coverage I see is generally on cable channels like FOX or CNN International. Watching this stuff makes me profoundly appreciative of the Baha'i consultative model... instead of fighting over point A or point B, how about taking a bit of A, shaking it up with some B and stirring in some C and D? It's a whole lot tastier!

"the discourse of disunity" - What a great phrase....

2008-11-04T11:16:00.000-03:00

"the discourse of disunity" - What a great phrase. I'm going to pass this article on to some friends!