An example of extreme selfishness of Baha’is
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I am a Journalist by profession and have a few Baha’i friends, and almost on a daily basis I hear about the “oppression of Baha’is in Iran”, which saddens me. But what makes me question things is this: Out of all of the oppressed peoples of the world, from South America to Chechnya, from Iran to the First Nation peoples of North America, why is that so much attention is given to seven people in Iran? I am not saying that persecution requires a high number of people for it to be persecution, but they act as if Baha’is are the only people being persecuted in that country. In the past twenty years, about two-hundred Baha’is have been executed by the State. That is a serious human rights crime, but does it really warrant a war, sanctions, and massive death for the entire Iranian population, while other countries that are allies of the United States kill groups of people in the thousands? And when non-Baha’is question Baha’is why they don’t speak out against the oppression of other groups of people, they basically say that it’s not their job.
I went to Bahai House for condemnation of the Rapist in Narbhaya case, because I saw that the whole of the humanity was pouring out the sympathy for the Braveheart, but the Bahai Administration was silent on the whole issue.
Their reply which I received was “we believe in reforming and betterment of the society and moreover we do not interfere in politics.” I was shell shocked at the hypocrisy of this Iranian Bahai lady who called this a politics and want every Indian to stand on their toes for the 7 Bahais imprisoned in Iran.
Which would be a “fair”, albeit selfish answer if it were not for the sheer fact that the Baha’i institutions call on non- Baha’is to speak out on behalf of Baha’is? But when the tables are turned, the Baha’i institutions don’t want to hear it.
It left for me no time in concluding that the most hypocritical people on earth are these Bahais who manipulate everything of the Bahai Faith to suite them. Whether it is Holy writings or Bahai Funds. They ridge elections, they exaggerate census, manipulate Bahai money, Insult the Indians, they create martyrs to collect money.
I went to Bahai House for condemnation of the Rapist in Narbhaya case, because I saw that the whole of the humanity was pouring out the sympathy for the Braveheart, but the Bahai Administration was silent on the whole issue.
Their reply which I received was “we believe in reforming and betterment of the society and moreover we do not interfere in politics.” I was shell shocked at the hypocrisy of this Iranian Bahai lady who called this a politics and want every Indian to stand on their toes for the 7 Bahais imprisoned in Iran.
Which would be a “fair”, albeit selfish answer if it were not for the sheer fact that the Baha’i institutions call on non- Baha’is to speak out on behalf of Baha’is? But when the tables are turned, the Baha’i institutions don’t want to hear it.
It left for me no time in concluding that the most hypocritical people on earth are these Bahais who manipulate everything of the Bahai Faith to suite them. Whether it is Holy writings or Bahai Funds. They ridge elections, they exaggerate census, manipulate Bahai money, Insult the Indians, they create martyrs to collect money.
1 comments:
The Baha'i Faith is a religion - you consider it a social organization - plus it is a fledgling community much misunderstood and maligned. Would you condemn your Bar Council if they did not participate in a protest against crime? The job of protecting the people lies with the elected representatives and the legal system. If these do not work, individuals will find channels for expressing their views, and Baha'is in their individual capacities perform services and stand up for the oppressed just like the Hindus, Muslims, Christians do. Why pick on them on this issue?
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