Talk:Criticism of the Baháʼí Faith

message: Hi Cunado:
Juan Cole a former Baha’i scholar who appeared on various television programs, including PBS’s news hour, The Rachel Maddow show, Anderson copy 360, ABC Nightline and the Colbert Report. who resigned from the Baha’i faith then he writes a book on other Faith. Here lies it relevance.Jammu58 (talk) 18:14, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Why is that relevant to a page titled "Criticism of the Baha'i Faith"? Cuñado ☼ - Talk 22:04, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relevance of Juan Cole Book 

message: How should the Baháʼí Faith be summarized in a sentence or two for the lead on Criticism of the Baháʼí Faith? 
Option 1: "The Baháʼí Faith is a new religious movement that originated in the 19th century and has around 5 million adherents. It grew initially in Iran out of Babism. It's religious foundations rest on many of the teachings of the Bab." 
Option 2: "The Baháʼí Faith is a relatively new world religion that originated in the 19th century and has around 5 million adherents. It grew initially in Iran out of Islamic influences but established its own laws and teachings that made a clear break from Islam."
Or an alternative. Both options have at least some support in reliable sources.
Cuñado ☼ - Talk 17:57, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: RFC

message: Cuñado ☼ - Talk 18:19, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Support for Option 2

message: , , I'm trying to clean up this article as the basis for a well-balanced criticism section in the main Baha'i Faith article. And now I wonder, do we have even a single RS that covers the Baha'i Faith and science? I see that Smith (2000) has discussed nuclear power but that is a highly specific point (and not one of criticism). I ask since you guys seem to have more books on the Baha'i Faith than are available to me. Anything in Smith (2000 or 2008), perhaps? For the moment I commented out the section since it didn't cite RS. Gazelle55 (talk) 17:28, 10 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi , please check this https://books.google.com/books?id=EGbZMLCmE1IC Serv181920 (talk) 07:00, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  Hi , thanks for linking. I'm just concerned that it is neither an academic source nor from a mainstream publisher or news organization. And Matthews doesn't appear to have any academic credentials. Looks like it would lead to pro-Baha'i POV, though it could be used to balance out other sources. I'll keep looking around for sources. Gazelle55 (talk) 17:36, 13 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi , will try to find better sources.Serv181920 (talk) 17:38, 13 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for that. But not urgent :) Gazelle55 (talk) 17:46, 13 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources on the Baha'i Faith and science 

message: I kind of liked the "chafed" wording. Definition: "become annoyed or impatient because of a restriction or inconvenience". Seems to fit pretty well, but not a big deal. Cuñado ☼ - Talk 00:49, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: It is a nice word, I like it too. But it was that sense of being annoyed at an inconvenience that didn't seem neutral to me... seems to imply the issue is with the time delay rather than perceived censorship. Gazelle55 (talk) 15:14, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Chafed

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message: This list can be used to expand this art. may be: Common objections to the Baha'i sect. 172.58.239.53 (talk) 00:59, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Useful source