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Letter to The Urantia Book Fellowship
28/08/2015
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Dean Liddell [email protected] © 2015
http://faithfulbahai.weebly.com
Dear The Urantia Book Fellowship;
My name is Dean Liddell, a Bahá’í from Australia, I am writing this letter to you, for
the purpose for knowledge, understanding, and concerns. This Letter is not suppose
too be an official stance from the Bahá’í Faith, but it is 100% my personal views, with
possible statements from Bahá’í institutes, or major figures. This letter is written with a
brief understanding of your religious movement, and a quick scan of your official
website. This letter will be published on my personal website, and if you’d like to
publish this on any of your websites, or platforms, I give you permission to comment
on this letter, in its entirety, with my name and email address.
My Questions, concerns, and issues with you (the faith) may sound bias, and if they
do, that is not my intention for them to do so. They are plentiful. They are in this order,
along with statements on why I am asking the certain question it is related too.
1) In Relation to The Father’s Name, it states ‘Of all the names by which God the
Father is known throughout the universes,’ What are the universes that the
book are relating too?
a. The Jews and Christians have many names of God in their sacred
text[s], Muslims use the term Allah, Hindus, have many gods and the
bahá’í faith uses, and always had use God as His name.
2) Also with The Father’s name, who is referenced as ’Your prophets of old’ in
1:1.6 and who do you call prophets?
a. Different faiths have different opinions on what a real prophet is, and
who is a real prophet. Bahá’u’lláh stated there will be another prophet,
but about a thousand years after him.
3) What Religious tradition does the faith fit in to? On the other hand, is it and
independent Religion?
a. Looking at your site, I assume that this is a Christian denomination,
which recognises that the Bible is flawed. Yet, it is very unclear to me,
as it does not seem to be anywhere.
4) What is the official collective name of followers of this faith?
a. Judaism followers are Jews,
b. Christianity followers are Christians,
c. Islam followers are Muslims,
d. Hinduism followers are Hindus,
5) The Issue of Donations, it seems that anyone can give money, and to some it
may seem like you are begging for money, what would you say to those
people?
6) What are your views on the situation in the Middle East, especially, the Islamic
State, and the treatment of Bahá’ís and other religious minorities?
a. This is a concern for me, as most sacred places of Abrahamic Religions
are in the Middle East.
7) In The World Religions section of your website, all the 11 major world faiths are
there, yet why didn’t Dr. Meredith Sprunger write about the Bahá’í even
though it was known by then across the world?
8) What is the official stance on same sex marriage?
9) What is the official stance on the history of race?
10) Can Religions coexist, in your view?
11) Should Religions be in unity or division?
12) Can followers drink any alcoholic drinks?
13) Are there any food restrictions?
14) What does a marriage look like in your faith?
Letter to The Urantia Book Fellowship
28/08/2015
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Dean Liddell [email protected] © 2015
http://faithfulbahai.weebly.com
15) How should children be raised?
16) What is the age when the youth are considered old enough to choose their
faith?
17) When is the age a person can get married?
18) Is there any law, in the faith, that bans anything?
19) Is your faith the only path to God?
20) Can the followers of this faith marry another from a different faith?
I thank you for reading this public letter, and I hope you answer the questions, issues,
and concerns with all the correct references in your faith. I do not wish for the faith
to be felt like I am attacking, I am only writing this to find out more. The Bahá’í Faith
promotes education, and investigations of truth. We, the Bahá’ís, are allowed to be
in contact with those of other faiths, and worldviews. I personally thank you for
replying. In any reply of this letter, I will give comments, in full, on my website.
Yours truly;
Dean Liddell (The Faithful Bahá’í)
