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CULTS CRITIQUE by Betty Brueehert
No mommy. No daddy. No one to care. Little Soon Ae is all alone, a tragic victim of trou bled Asia. She aimlessly fondles her only friend . . . a tattered rag do ll. . . and pleads for someone to Jove her.
B A H A I S M A fr ie n d h a s asked for information in regard to Bahaism, the re- i form movement of Mohamme danism. In Wilmette, 111. stands an impos ing structure — the great multi-mil- lion-dollar Temple of Bahai, head quarters of one of the strangest re ligions in the world, which claims over 500 centers in Persia (now Iran), where it originated, and over 90 centers, with thousands of follow ers, in the U.S. The nine sides of the temple represent the nine stages through which this religion has passed to attain its present “perfec tion.” The modern movement is the outgrowth of an earlier cult founded by the “ Bab,” a Persian prophet. Moslems of the 19th century believed the Messiah would come in 1860 to manifest the final victory of Islam over the world. They acknowledged Jesus as a prophet, believed Moham med to be greater, and looked for a still greater prophet who would cause the world to accept the Koran as the final word of Allah. The “ Bab” claimed to be this prophet, the Mes siah, introduced a new book, and gathered a group of disciples. Mos lem authorities executed him in Ta briz in 1850 and 20,000 of his follow ers were massacred. Leadersh ip passed to Bahaullah who carried the Bab’s body to Haifa and placed it in a shrine at Mt. Carmel. He then di rected the advance of this religion in all parts of the world. His son Abdul Baha, who succeeded him at his death in 1892, predicted a world war if the world did not embrace Baha ism, and received great impetus to the cause by the the outbreak of World War I. When he died in Pales tine in 1921, his grandson, and the great-grandson of the founder, Shog- hi Effendi, took over and greatly ad vanced this Oriental cult. At his death in 1957, nine leaders were elected to direct the affairs of this fanatical system which teaches that God is unknowable except through the Bahai prophet; that the mission of Bahaism is to unite all men in the one faith of Bahaism; that the final age of peace will come through the Bahai prophet o f God. Needless to say, there is no Gos pel in this cult, and Christians should seek to lead its followers to a person al knowledge of Jesus Christ as Sav iour and Lord.
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Only seven or eight and all alone. Begging for food, sleep
ing in the gutter. . . unloved, unwanted, unaccepted. This is daily life for thousands of boys and girls in troubled Asia. Brave children like little Soon Ae who pray to belong to someone. They're pitiful victims of war and poverty. Daily they come to COMPASSION Homes
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These lovely souvenir baby shoes direct from Korea can be yours if you'll spon sor a needy child to day. They're cute and colorful. A delightful conversation piece or prayer reminder.
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