A Warning to Prospective (and Present) Members of Baha'i
This site is intended to inform people who might be interested in joining (or remaining in) the Baha'i Faith (Religion) that not all is necessarily as it seems. The Baha'i Administrative Order has been accused of censorship, shunning, and other cult-like tactics. It behooves all current and prospective members to carefully examine the facts, and not to rely only on pro-Baha'i sources. In particular, even some Baha'is themselves complain that the original Baha'i religion has been corrupted. Some allege that this corruption is exemplified by a man named Shoghi, who is revered by the Administrative Order as being a divinely ordained "Guardian" of the religion. He died in 1957 with no successor, despite having himself declared that a successor was vital to the religion. Here is a summary of the issues concerning him, which I posted on Google Groups (talk.religion.bahai) for many years, with no adequate refutation. You are invited to consider for you...