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Baha'i sectarianism
Examiner ^ | September 1, 2010 AD | Mariano Grinbank

Posted on 09/01/2010 8:19:17 AM PDT by MarianoApologeticus

...From its very inception the Baha'ism has suffered from sects, denominations, isms, schisms and offshoots of various sorts.

The Baha'i Faith developed as an offshoot of the Babi Faith, which developed as an offshoot of Shaykhism, which developed as an offshoot of Ithna-'Ashariyyih, which developed as an offshoot of Sufism, which developed as an offshoot of Shi'ite, which developed as a denomination of Islam.

The death of the first Guardian Shoghi Effendi gave rise to the greatest number of these groups who all claim to be the one true Baha'i Faith since...

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TOPICS: Apologetics; Ecumenism; Other non-Christian; Theology
KEYWORDS: bahai; religion

1 posted on 09/01/2010 8:19:18 AM PDT by MarianoApologeticus
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To: MarianoApologeticus

Bahai´ is one of many flavors sampled on my way to being an Old Testament believer.

The ¨succession of prophets¨ is an interesting idea...until one gets to muhamad.


2 posted on 09/01/2010 8:51:17 AM PDT by onedoug
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I take it you mean you are now Jewish. I fully agree with you — any religion that considers the paedophile Mo as a prophet is uhhhhh.....


3 posted on 09/02/2010 8:54:28 AM PDT by Cronos (Omnia mutantur, nihil interit. "Allah": Satan's current status)
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