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The Baha'i Faith
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RE: The Baha'i Faith
No, that is your opinion that theism is the official position. This is not true. The official position does not have a theology.

Let me give you an example:

The Bible clearly talks about a physical resurrection of Jesus. Anyone that argues that the Bible does not talk about a physical resurrection is fooling themselves.
But, the Baha'is nevertheless believe in a symbolic resurrection.

The moral of the story is that even if theism "seems" to be literal in Baha'i texts, it doesn't mean it really is meant to be taken literally.

Moreoever, I have presented evidence in my blog, and in the writings of other Baha'i authors, that "God" is symbolic even in straightforward Baha'i texts.
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The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 26, 2014 at 12:38 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Muslim Atheism - June 26, 2014 at 12:45 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 26, 2014 at 1:09 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Sejanus - June 26, 2014 at 1:40 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Muslim Atheism - June 26, 2014 at 7:13 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Sejanus - June 26, 2014 at 12:47 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Marsellus Wallace - June 26, 2014 at 1:36 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 26, 2014 at 2:08 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Sejanus - June 26, 2014 at 2:19 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 26, 2014 at 2:32 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Whateverist - June 26, 2014 at 2:43 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 26, 2014 at 3:31 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Whateverist - June 26, 2014 at 9:19 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 26, 2014 at 9:45 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Whateverist - June 26, 2014 at 10:31 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Muslim Atheism - June 26, 2014 at 10:43 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by fr0d0 - June 26, 2014 at 3:40 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 26, 2014 at 3:59 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Marsellus Wallace - June 26, 2014 at 4:21 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Marsellus Wallace - June 26, 2014 at 3:55 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by fr0d0 - June 26, 2014 at 4:15 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 26, 2014 at 4:21 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by fr0d0 - June 26, 2014 at 4:46 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 26, 2014 at 4:51 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by fr0d0 - June 26, 2014 at 5:06 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Marsellus Wallace - June 26, 2014 at 5:31 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 26, 2014 at 6:01 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by fr0d0 - June 26, 2014 at 6:25 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 26, 2014 at 6:27 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Mudhammam - June 26, 2014 at 7:12 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 26, 2014 at 8:18 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Mudhammam - June 26, 2014 at 9:09 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 27, 2014 at 7:53 pm
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Muslim Atheism - June 26, 2014 at 10:24 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by FatAndFaithless - June 26, 2014 at 10:42 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 27, 2014 at 9:54 pm
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Whateverist - June 28, 2014 at 1:30 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 28, 2014 at 1:41 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Marsellus Wallace - June 26, 2014 at 11:46 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by vodkafan - June 26, 2014 at 5:38 pm
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by vodkafan - June 28, 2014 at 8:08 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 28, 2014 at 11:04 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Ksa - June 29, 2014 at 4:08 pm
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 29, 2014 at 4:13 pm
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Ksa - June 29, 2014 at 10:10 pm
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 29, 2014 at 11:16 pm
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by The Grand Nudger - June 30, 2014 at 12:19 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 30, 2014 at 1:15 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by The Grand Nudger - June 30, 2014 at 1:22 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 30, 2014 at 7:55 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by The Grand Nudger - June 30, 2014 at 8:02 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 30, 2014 at 8:31 am
The Baha'i Faith - by Bibliofagus - June 30, 2014 at 8:11 am
The Baha'i Faith - by Bibliofagus - June 30, 2014 at 8:58 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - June 30, 2014 at 9:35 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Bibliofagus - June 30, 2014 at 10:24 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - July 9, 2014 at 8:07 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by vodkafan - June 30, 2014 at 5:23 pm
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by Dystopia - June 30, 2014 at 6:34 pm
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - July 9, 2014 at 8:32 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - July 9, 2014 at 8:46 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by logicalreason - July 9, 2014 at 8:21 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by logicalreason - July 9, 2014 at 8:45 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by logicalreason - July 9, 2014 at 8:51 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - July 9, 2014 at 9:01 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by FatAndFaithless - July 9, 2014 at 9:05 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by logicalreason - July 9, 2014 at 9:10 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - July 9, 2014 at 9:12 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by FatAndFaithless - July 9, 2014 at 9:14 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - July 9, 2014 at 9:17 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by logicalreason - July 9, 2014 at 9:17 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by logicalreason - July 9, 2014 at 9:22 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - July 9, 2014 at 9:28 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by logicalreason - July 9, 2014 at 9:32 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - July 9, 2014 at 9:43 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by logicalreason - July 9, 2014 at 9:46 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - July 9, 2014 at 9:50 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by logicalreason - July 9, 2014 at 9:52 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - July 9, 2014 at 9:59 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by FatAndFaithless - July 9, 2014 at 10:03 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - July 9, 2014 at 10:06 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by FatAndFaithless - July 9, 2014 at 10:12 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - July 9, 2014 at 10:15 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by FatAndFaithless - July 9, 2014 at 10:21 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - July 9, 2014 at 10:29 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by FatAndFaithless - July 9, 2014 at 10:30 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by FatAndFaithless - July 9, 2014 at 9:59 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by logicalreason - July 9, 2014 at 10:01 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - July 9, 2014 at 10:05 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by logicalreason - July 9, 2014 at 10:06 am
RE: The Baha'i Faith - by zanOTK - July 9, 2014 at 10:31 am

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