Re: BBC 'Learning the Lessons of the Kelly Affair

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> in article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Pat Kohli at
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 29/11/03 7:46 pm:
>
> > Firesides - these are held in various places at various times; their
> > purpose  is to present information on the faith to seekers, etc
>
> Not in every community are firesides the same. Were I come from many
> bahais and non Bahai's were invited to give talks about their
> vocations, hobbies green issues and creative activies. I was invited
> to give a talk and a slide show about my work at an AO organised
> fireside before I became a Bahai.
>
> The whole idea is to attract non bahai's to firesides, and deveolop a
> friendship of non bahai-bahai relationship.  Just propagating the
> Bahai faith upon ever newcommer at firesides as soon as they come in
> the door is a sure way to prevent them from coming back.
>
> The meeting of 30 bahai's in Oxford in October 2002 was a fireside.

Is this a concession that there was no scapegoating, nor repudiation?