Comments on Bahá’í Thought: Where Being Baha'i is A Crime

It's past the time for talk...Now it is time to se...

2008-05-19T09:28:00.000-03:00

It's past the time for talk...

Now it is time to send in a NAVY SEAL Team and the MARINES!!!

Thanks Barney, this is a clever regime indeed, God...

2008-05-17T10:59:00.000-03:00

Thanks Barney, this is a clever regime indeed, God willing they will pass into the dust bin of history like similar regimes have. Governments who engage in such behavior have no place in the future of humanity.

Phillipe, many thanks for your post on the ramping...

2008-05-17T05:16:00.000-03:00

Phillipe, many thanks for your post on the ramping up of the Iranian authorities' campaign to extinguish the Bahá'í Faith in the land of its birth.

Iran is a paradoxical country. At one level, they do care what the international community thinks of them. For example, they spend huge sums of money persuading other UN member states, particularly poorer states and small island states to vote against the annual human resolution at the UN General Assembly on Iran's appalling human rights record. The sad thing is, they have almost succeeded in extinguishing that one last gasp for human rights at the UN.

At the same time, they defy international norms and excoriate other countries - particularly non-Islamic countries - for attempting to interfere in their internal affairs.

In my view, the present regime in Iran is not sustainable. But things may get worse, particularly for the Bahá'ís, before they get better. The Iranian government is particularly good at playing games, the kind of games that will keep the international community running around in small circles.

I fear what the next step may be, but - like all Bahá'ís - have faith that in the long-run, Bahá'u'lláh's vision of a global civilization based on unity and justice will come into being - provided we all work and work to get there.

What worries me is that the current leadership see...

2008-05-16T18:47:00.000-03:00

What worries me is that the current leadership seems to be so radical and seemingly impervious to external pressure about any issue. They've been escalating on all fronts for some time now. It certainly doesn't help that they're raking in the dough from $120 a barrel oil. See Thomas L. Friedman's "First Law of Petro-Authoritarianism." But I digress. This is an issue that ought to mobilize anyone of any belief who supports human rights and religious freedom.
Victor Kulkosky

Bilo I certainly hope so. Enough is enough of this...

2008-05-15T18:50:00.000-03:00

Bilo I certainly hope so. Enough is enough of this kind of thing.

Thank you Phillipe for this coverage. Is the world...

2008-05-15T18:46:00.000-03:00

Thank you Phillipe for this coverage. Is the world ready for action against flagrant injustice?