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Hello, everyone :) Last night I did a websearch for "warning signs of a cult". It might sound weird to hear me say that, since I've been pretty firm in calling Baha'ism a cult before--but I'd never actually put a number to it before. I just assumed it would be a lot of checks on any cult checklist. I was right. Let's examine it together, okay? (And the checklist I'll be using is from here. It's the most comprehensive.)
It's amazing how Baha'u'llah manages to say so little in so many words. It reminds me of L. Ron Hubbard. People who proclaim themselves "prophets" generally love to hear themselves talk, and so they do it endlessly and get very good at it.
Rich Baha'is openly violate Baha'i laws but never gets sanctioned
Written by Super UserThis coffin belongs to Hooshmand Leghaie. A Baha'i who died in China and his body was transferred to Iran. According to the Kitab-i-Aqdas a corpse can only be buried or moved one hour distance from the place the deceased died (the distance from China to Iran is much longer than one hour).
The Baha'i Faith and Scientology: Aspects of Destructive Cults
Written by Super UserThe subject of whether the Baha'i Faith is a cult has been hotly debated here on reddit, and it is often said that the Faith is in fact a cult. The Baha'i community has been forced on numerous occasions to defend themselves from these accusations.
The Covenant of the Baha’i Faith is dead, may it be buried forever!
Written by Super UserShoghi Effendi is known to Baha’is around the world as the Guardian of their Faith. But with a Guardian like him, the Baha’i Faith never needed enemies to destroy it!
“O friends! ... your high destiny….
Bahaullah’s megalomania and narcissistic self-pity
Written by Super UserHere’s a single sentence that captures Baha’u’llah’s megalomania and narcissistic self-pity to an extent that perhaps no other statement of his does:
By: Dale Husband
Shoghi Effendi is known to Baha’is around the world as the Guardian of their Faith. But with a Guardian like him, the Baha’i Faith never needed enemies to destroy it!