I’m afraid I didn’t make my point very well. As I said, you are absolutely entitled to your opinion about whether or not the government of Iran represents Islam. And, for that matter, it’s an opinion with which I agree.

My point, however, has to do with where, when and how such an opinion might be expressed to the greatest beneficial effect. The phrase “not-so-Islamic Iranian government,” strikes me as more of a term of ridicule than as a serious statement of opinion, and I think it detracts from the larger point.

In a Tablet, Baha’u'llah wrote: “Not everything that a man knoweth can be disclosed, nor can everything that he can disclose be regarded as timely, nor can every timely utterance be considered as suited to the capacity of those who hear it.” It’s a very wise statement, I think, about the nature of wisdom.

Having said that, I am somewhat dismayed by statements that refer to a government as “not-so-Islamic”. You are certainly entitled to have an opinion and to voice that opinion. However, I fear that, in this context, statements like that will distract from your basic message of human rights. The facts are powerful enough to speak for themselves. They require no interpretation. There are other forums where statements of a political nature are quite appropriate. Human rights don’t need to be politicized.