tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post2832501885610516426..comments2024-02-10T07:26:14.917-05:00Comments on Baha'i Faith in Egypt: Egyptian Baha'is Will Not Give Up: Yet Another Lawsuit!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-78731455569936476932007-04-25T08:33:00.000-04:002007-04-25T08:33:00.000-04:00Your comments and strong feelings are quite unders...Your comments and strong feelings are quite understandable. In doing so, it would be greatly appreciated if care is taken to avoid using words that could be regarded by the government as disrespectful.Bilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060802520953738221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-91103118140431727532007-04-24T12:56:00.000-04:002007-04-24T12:56:00.000-04:00Egypt:Lift thyself from the abyss, and do not use ...Egypt:<BR/>Lift thyself from the abyss, and do not use the Taliban as your model. Grant the rights of Egyptian citizenship to all your citizens, regardless of faith, religion, or creed. Be fair to all your sons and daughters and do not rely on birth privileges to identify religion. If this applied in Egypt prior to the arrival of Islam, all Egyptians would have been Copts. Open thyself to change and to the march forward towards a free society. Free the Baha'is in Egypt from the shackles of tyranny. Only then will thine ancient glory be restored! Only then will thou become a leader of nations, a leader of freedom, and a leader of the right to worship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-16603357273282435212007-04-24T12:40:00.000-04:002007-04-24T12:40:00.000-04:00Egyptian Baha'is keep on pushin'. They fill me wit...Egyptian Baha'is keep on pushin'. They fill me with courage and pride.Phillipe Copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342490962831946701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-75281501718225286722007-04-24T09:26:00.000-04:002007-04-24T09:26:00.000-04:00The concept that the parent is required to assign ...The concept that the parent is required to assign a religious entity for children reflects an outdated and destructive mindset in Egyptian society. The legal age of maturity is 18 years (with limitations), and 21 years. Why is the parent required to indicate religion for a minor? Is that not the choice of the child to make upon attaining the age of maturity, or is religion strictly by inheritance and blind, uninvestigated imitation? What if a child wants to be a Muslim, or a Baha’i, a Christian, Buddhist, or any other?<BR/><BR/>Children, above any and all concerns, should be absolutely protected from such restrictions, religious, civil, or otherwise. What an unforgiving shame that the Egyptian government disinherits the descendants of their own country. If this undignified standard is to be accepted practice, then let the country return to its true origins and disregard the immigration of Islamic forces from Saudi Arabia. To eliminate the existence of a child shows neither perception into religious matters, or any sense of national pride and loyalty, or humanity, or any essentials that define character, honor and dignity. Such tyranny is not even found among wild predators, who would to the death, protects their young from harm. What the government is doing is no less than treason and disloyalty, towards the Baha'is and to the entire citizenship who would be better to decide their faith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com