Opinions regarding Baha'i? And one thing I like about them

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I love how the Baha’i are known for their active and vibrant role in public life and civic affairs such as volunteerism and service work.

I know it’s a bit crass to make blanket statements but would that be considered a positive stereotype of the Baha’i adherents? Something all people regardless of faith should subscribe too?

Also, what is your view on the Baha’i if I may ask? Do any of you have any theories why they haven’t grown as the Abrahamic religions?
 
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We had a longtime poster here who was Baha’i. He did a lot of good work in the area of suicide prevention; nice people.

We’re Catholic. We respect other faiths while remaining true to our own. We get along fine, but we know what we have in our Church and we treasure it.
 
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They have a truly spectacular temple in Chicago that I’ve visited. Beautiful building.
 
They’re nice, but deluded. Bahá’u’lláh was a false prophet who believed he was the return of Jesus Christ. He also thought all world religions were united in some way, teaching they were just “different paths to God.” He was extremely relativistic, and so are many modern Baha’i’s. There were a lot like him in the Islamic world the 19th century, I don’t see any reason to believe him over someone like Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, founder of Ahmadiyya Islam. However, Jesus Christ rose from the dead and is the exalted Lord. Yet, Bahá’u’lláh is still in the grave. I hope God shows mercy on his soul.
 
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I don’t know much about it. I just know an actor (Justin Baldoni) with that faith and he seems active in it. He has amazing Instagram posts about his wife and children and he seems to be doing great work with helping men who are struggling with “toxic masculinity” while his wife is encouraging femininity to be valued in society.

I have never heard anything negative about people in that faith actually
 
To me, it appears to be an incredibly liberal religion. All roads lead to God, whether it be through Krishna, the Buddha, Muhammad, Zoroaster, etc. There are major differences between those teachers, but the baha’is deny it. Doesn’t matter how many scriptures you show them, they refuse to see the evidence. You have to make so many different errors to even try to reconcile Christ and Krishna, but that’s what they do.

I like how they fight against racism, though.
 
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Also, what is your view on the Baha’i if I may ask? Do any of you have any theories why they haven’t grown as the Abrahamic religions?
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Baha’is are pretty wide spread in most nations of the earth and I think Baha’is consider themselves “Abrahamic” as well. If you have any questions I’ll do my best to respond.
 
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To me, it appears to be an incredibly liberal religion. All roads lead to God, whether it be through Krishna, the Buddha, Muhammad, Zoroaster, etc. There are major differences between those teachers, but the baha’is deny it. Doesn’t matter how many scriptures you show them, they refuse to see the evidence. You have to make so many different errors to even try to reconcile Christ and Krishna, but that’s what they do.

I like how they fight against racism, though.
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Thanks for sharing Drac! We do recognize the Divine origin of the major world religions and feel that each had a purpose or direction in the age in which they were revealed. It’s also true that we feel over time more ancient religions have lost some of their teachings or been distorted and this is one reason later Prophets and Messengers were sent to return humanity to the spiritual truths they had perhaps forgotten.

As to Krishna and Christ when I was attending a devotional meeting in a local church years ago I share some of the passages in the Bhagavad Gita that emphasized the love of God… this is called Bhakti in Hindu parlance. The reaction of the group was very positive and they could appreciate the similarity.

May God bless you!
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That is a good explanation. Mine is look at the “COEXIST bumper sticker.” That is the religion.
 
Christianity, Islam, Hindusim, Buddhism, and Zoroastrianism are opposed on major issues. They cannot all have divine origins.
 
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Christianity, Islam, Hindusim, Buddhism, and Zoroastrianism are opposed on major issues. They cannot all have divine origins.
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I think today you’ll find more agreements especially in inter-faith circles. We all get along pretty well in the Inter Faith Council in my city. If you look for them we share a lot of values!

It’s getting a little late I think I’ll sign off for now and check back later!
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  1. he was the return of Jesus Christ
  2. He also thought all world religions were united in some way
  3. teaching they were just “different paths to God.”
  4. He was extremely relativistic
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I’ve seen some bad consequences of people that went along these lines…Not the Baha’i, but these lines.

It’s good to be among catholics that actually see something wrong with this in its principle.
 
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No. Christians believe Jesus Christ is the incarnate Son of God who died for our sins, rose 3 days later, and will come again to judge the living and the dead. Muslims believe Jesus was just a prophet, that he did not die for our sins, and that we must totally submit ourselves to Allah and his “prophet” Muhammad. On the other hand, Hindus worship many gods, Buddhism doesn’t put any emphasis on the divine, and Zoroastrianism is basically a declining religion which believe Zoroaster is a prophet of God. There are major differences. Only one can be from God.
 
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Buddhism doesn’t put any emphasis on the divine,
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This is a common mistake. You’d be astonished with the amount of divinity in Buddhism (there are many flavors). The Tibetans actually have a trinity (and a whole bunch of gods) similar to that of the Hindus - with the exception that the Buddhist trinity can be related much closer to our own (up to a point where you’d be in trouble to produce arguments against the pretended likening). Again, strong fact that allows them to both “have” and “not have” a divinity according to the needs.

And “not having a god” and “just “different paths to God.”” is their heavy weight argument that allows them to efficaciously preach their faith without having to confess to a god. And so, avoiding all the difficulties that apologetics brings with it.
 
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Buddhism doesn’t rest on atheism or theism, though yes there are certainly some traditions in Buddhism which do have a concept of the divine, it’s not something foundational to Buddhism. I have a Buddhist co-worker who is an atheist. I’ve met other Buddhists who believe in all sorts of different things, some are monotheists, some are polytheists, some are pantheists, many are Agnostic, etc. I will say though that Buddhist, no matter what their particular belief in regards to theism is, are actually very open to various concepts relating to it, and that includes Buddhist who consider themselves atheist.
 
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I think if you look for them there are areas where the various religions can find common ground and work together for the welfare of humanity. One example is the Parliament of the World Religions that has held regular meetings since 1893.

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https://parliamentofreligions.org

You will find Baha’is active in the Parliament of World Regions that has held regular meetings since 1893.

If anyone has any questions they’d like to ask specifically about Baha’i Faith I’ll do my best to respond here!

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I’m not sure what you’re relating to in terms of Tibetan Buddhism, but Hinduism has a divine trio, not a Trinity.

Tibetan Buddhism was affected heavily by Catholic thinking. They even have holy water!
 
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