From: towfiq@nighthawk.clearpoint.com (Mark Towfiq)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.bangladesh,soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Few remarks on the issue of FINALITY of Prophethood & Islam (5)
Date: 14 Aug 92 16:32:12 GMT
Organization: Clearpoint Research Corporation

>>>>> On 13 Aug 92 19:25:54 GMT, RBNXHS@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com said:

hs> In response to Hakim's Bahai ideas circulated on the SCB:
hs> Please do not use the SCB for discussing your religion. Use the
hs> appropriate Net, which is soc.religion.bahai and if I am not
hs> mistaken you are moderating the group with Mark Towfiq.

  Kamran, although a frequent contributor to soc.religion.bahai, is
not a moderator.  You are correct that I am, however, along with Aaron
Eastlund, Babak Kashef, and Rick Troxel.

hs>  About three weeks ago, I posed a question to the Bahais as to
hs> their view on Jesus in the common platform, talk.religion.misc.
hs> And at that time, I was asked to pose the question (by Mark) in
hs> your Net. I subsequently sent my questionaire to your Net - srb,
hs> and it never got posted in last 3 weeks. Again, I sent the same
hs> question, still it did not get posted. Now, I see you using SCB
hs> and other nets to propagate your views.

  Speaking for the other moderators, I can say with confidence that we
never received your posting at our incoming submission address.
Especially since it is a new newsgroup, there are often problems with
articles that have been posted to the group not showing up.  Might I
suggest that you post your question to the mail address
"bahai-faith@oneworld.wa.com"?

  As a general rule for posting to moderated newsgroups, if you do not
get a rejection notice or see the article posted, you can assume it
did not reach the moderators, and needs to be sent again.

hs>  Are you not violating your sets of rules, here? If you can't post
hs> my simple question - as to what is the belief of the Bahais
hs> concerning Jesus in your srb

  No rules have been violated.  In fact, I can hardly wait to post
your question, as I know it will generate good discussion in the
newsgroup!  Please do not assign intent to the moderators based on a
technical problem which prevented us from ever receiving your article!

hs> then is it fair to use SCB when you require them, esp. given the
hs> fact that there is hardly a single Bahai in Bangladesh? Bangladesh
hs> has been a country which is comprised of Muslims, Hindus,
hs> Bhuddists, Christians and some animists. In my entire life in
hs> Bangladesh, I have never met a single Bahai.

  Offhand, I do not know the Baha'i population of Bangladesh,
nevertheless, I know there are Baha'is there.  May I suggest that
point out that there is a distinct possibility that you have met a
Baha'i in Bangladesh and didn't know they were Baha'i?
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