In a recent post on this site, I shared the brave works of several enlightened Moslems who, in spite of serous risk to themselves, have stood up, produced songs, films, videos, etc. in support of the harassed and persecuted Bahais of Iran. A Moslem acquaintance shared his thoughts in a private message to me. I am sharing it (together with my response) without showing his identity. Please note that such way of thinking is not rare among Iranians. Will at least hundred of the friends provide their views on this matter so that I can share it with him during the next several days? THE GUYS E-MAIL: I don’t understand why some people freak out when they receive emails like this. If you don’t like it just click on the delete button. How hard is that? I am sure everyone gets hundreds of junk emails every day. Anyway, I saw this email today, and really don’t have time to listen to the clip or this long winded email, but I am assuming it is about the Bahais in Iran. If so, I am going to put my two cents in (very briefly). Bahai’s with their ideologies are challenging the very fundamentals that this stupid regime is based on and expect to be treated with love! It is like trying to practice capitalism in North Korea or being a communist in the United States or being a Muslim Palestinians in Israel. I don’t want to sound insensitive, but they do have many choices and options. Bahai’s can convert to another accepted religion or even Islam and will be treated like celebrities. They also have the choice to leave Iran and be granted asylum in most western countries except for Israel where their center is! (That’s how most of us are here). Baha’s don’t have to suffer, they choose to suffer for some religious obligations. MY RESPONSE: I hesitated a couple of days whether I should respond to you or not... But here is my more than two-cents worth of a response! You certainly are not the first one who believes or has come to the conclusion that if Bahais choose to live, not be killed, persecuted, or deprived of their basic human rights in the country of their birth and the birth of this Faith (Iran), they should either convert or live with it and bear the consequences. In fact, Jesus Christ had received a similar offer from Jews and Romans before He was sent to the gallows. Come to think of it, Socrates, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and thousands of others who have changed the world through the centuries would have also been allowed to live, had they not insisted on their ideologies. And yes, what you propose has also been not only suggested but practiced by the likes of Mao, PolPot, Stalin, Hitler, Saddam Hossein, and the likes of Khomeini through the checkered history of man. All the best, https://youtube/watch?v=Vf5ZgitSNDM#t=1116
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 20:50:03 +0000
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