From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Mon Aug 30 1999 - 09:02:38 MDT
From: Aaron Davidson <ajd@ualberta.ca>
>>There is some religious organization called Baha'i here in Denver
>>hosting a Debate between Evolution and Creationism.
>>I'm not sure which side they're on so I sent them an email.
>Baha'i is a religion. It seems like a rather mild type of cultish
>christianity, but I don't know much more about it. I'd hazard a
>guess and say they are either creationists or perhaps even
>in-betweeners.
The Baha'i are a group that originated in what is now Iran in the
1850's. They are very progressive for a religion, in fact one of
their tenets is the idea of progressive revelation. The Baha'i also
have a tenet of the essential unity of science and religion, they
have a saying "science without religion is materialism, but
religion without science is superstition."
The Baha'i temple outside of Chicago is one of the most beautiful
buildings in town, be sure and see it if you get the chance....
The Baha'i are very friendly, it should be a good discussion.
Brian
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