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in article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Susan Maneck at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 27/11/03 8:09 pm: >> >>> Bahaism does not believe in Religious pluralism. like the World >>> parliament of religions (founded 1893 ) does. >>> > > As usual George, you don't know what you are talking about. The first World > Parliament of Religions was dominated by missionaries who believed their > religion was the only way. Read Jessup's entire talk, rather than just the > snippet on Baha'u'llah and you will see what I mean. The missionaries were > rather appalled to see people like Vivekananda included. Were is the evidence for this? Or is that your usual spin about something Baha'is had no control over? Since when did Unitarian missionaries believe their religion was the only way? The world Parliament of religions in 1893 was organised by Unitarians, who Abdul Baha was only to happy to befriend and use their churches to give his talks when he visited the west in 1912..................................Errol The 1893 Parliament had marked the first formal gathering of representatives of eastern and western spiritual traditions. Today it is recognized as the occasion of the birth of formal interreligious dialogue worldwide. http://www.cpwr.org/who/history.htm
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