Flexibility about orientation
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- Category: Buildings
- Created: Sunday, 30 June 2013 17:51
- Published: Sunday, 30 June 2013 17:47
- Written by Steve Marshall, The Cormorant Baker
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News came through a few days ago about the destruction of the House of Bahau'llah in Baghdad. This is big news for Bahais because Bahau'llah designated that house, and the House of the Bab in Shiraz, as the two places on the planet for pilgrimage. Since access to those two places has been cut off, current pilgrimage consists of visitations to the holy places around Haifa.
{josquote}A great deal of flexibility is evident in the Bahai system, allowing it to adapt to changed conditions.{/josquote}I think its wonderful that, even with a really big deal like pilgrimage, which is based on a clear message from Bahau'llah, we adapted. A great deal of flexibility is evident in the Bahai system, allowing it to adapt to changed conditions.
The Bahai Faith is not simple, unchanging and black-and-white its dynamic and adaptive. I dont hear people making a fuss about the new realities regarding pilgrimage, and I dont see why we cant get used to the new realities regarding sexual orientation. In fact, I think we are doing just that.