Yes, as Bahá'ís, we might expect Christians to make such a statement or other religionists or their leaders. However, could any true Bahá'í expect her/his fellow Bahá'ís to make or to endorse/support such a statement or attitude of negation and contradiction towards the official written words of the first of our Guardians, Shoghi Effendi?
Concerning those quoted words of Shoghi Effendi recorded in God Passes By, " the most brilliant and wondrous tale of a century that has ever been told", of which history Rúhíyyih Khánum wrote :
"...every word counts"
"...each design perfect in itself",
Orthodox Bahá'ís certainly believe his words.
Evidently Rúhíyyih Khánum believed neither Shoghi Effendi's words, nor even her own words which she wrote concerning his words recorded in God Passes By. He wrote very specificaly about the hereditary Guardianship of the Bahá'í Faith and its accompanying power and authority to interpret "the words of God", which " must and will, in a manner unparalleled in any previous religion, safeguard from schism the Faith from which it has sprung."
Othodox Bahá'ís believe that those words of the first Guardian all count.
Heterodox Bahá'ís demonstrate by their words and actions that they believe that his words do not count.
Ross Campbell
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