Comments on: Another response to those who associate Baha’is with Zionist agents http://www.bahairights.org/2007/08/10/another-response-to-those-who-associate-bahais-with-zionist-agents/ Defending the human rights of the Baha'i minority Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:25:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: henry http://www.bahairights.org/2007/08/10/another-response-to-those-who-associate-bahais-with-zionist-agents/#comment-144 henry Sun, 12 Aug 2007 02:21:24 +0000 http://www.bahairights.org/2007/08/10/another-response-to-those-who-associate-bahais-with-zionist-agents/#comment-144 Dear Friends I am a Baha'i, an arab from Isreal. I accepted Baha'u'llah in 1990 in Australia. I was born and lived in Haifa until 1987 when I immigrated to Australia. Thus, I have a first hand experience of Arab, Zionism and Baha'i faith. Nonetheless, I am not going to explain what each of those mean. The reason is this, those who accuse do so because they are either angry for reasons that has nothing to do with the Baha'i faith, or frustrated or say and do what others tell them to say and do and not because they have knowledge of the truth. They will know the truth only when they develop their humanity and manage to rise above those negative attributes they demonstrate. Only then they will be able to investigate for the sake of the truth and for the sake of the love of God. There are those, however, who are out there seeking the truth with pure hearts and vigilant minds. To those, every effort is worth making in order to respond to their calls. Dear Friends
I am a Baha’i, an arab from Isreal. I accepted Baha’u'llah in 1990 in Australia. I was born and lived in Haifa until 1987 when I immigrated to Australia. Thus, I have a first hand experience of Arab, Zionism and Baha’i faith. Nonetheless, I am not going to explain what each of those mean. The reason is this, those who accuse do so because they are either angry for reasons that has nothing to do with the Baha’i faith, or frustrated or say and do what others tell them to say and do and not because they have knowledge of the truth. They will know the truth only when they develop their humanity and manage to rise above those negative attributes they demonstrate. Only then they will be able to investigate for the sake of the truth and for the sake of the love of God.
There are those, however, who are out there seeking the truth with pure hearts and vigilant minds. To those, every effort is worth making in order to respond to their calls.

]]> By: Marco Oliveira http://www.bahairights.org/2007/08/10/another-response-to-those-who-associate-bahais-with-zionist-agents/#comment-142 Marco Oliveira Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:08:22 +0000 http://www.bahairights.org/2007/08/10/another-response-to-those-who-associate-bahais-with-zionist-agents/#comment-142 Just a little note: The darkest moment of the persecution of Portuguese dictatorship against the Baha’i Faith occurred in March 1966. Eduardo Duarte Vieira was killed by the political police in prison in Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau) after months of harassment and beatings because of his faith. He was accused of subversive political activity. His arrest was encouraged by the Christian clergy. To know more about Mr. Vieira: http://members.shaw.ca/daystar/2002/Eduardo.htm The Baha’i Community was officially recognized by the Portuguese Government in 1975. Today Baha’is are absolutely free to practice their religion in Portugal, like many other religious minorities. Just a little note:

The darkest moment of the persecution of Portuguese dictatorship against the Baha’i Faith occurred in March 1966. Eduardo Duarte Vieira was killed by the political police in prison in Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau) after months of harassment and beatings because of his faith. He was accused of subversive political activity. His arrest was encouraged by the Christian clergy.

To know more about Mr. Vieira:
http://members.shaw.ca/daystar/2002/Eduardo.htm

The Baha’i Community was officially recognized by the Portuguese Government in 1975. Today Baha’is are absolutely free to practice their religion in Portugal, like many other religious minorities.

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