Iran Has Legitimate National Security Concerns About the Bah Movement

Filed under: Bahai - , Uncategorized - by IranianInfo 2 Comments August 2 , 2!"2 #ubmitted by $r% Anushshir&ani 2!"2% In the follo'ing gra(hic you 'ill see that a 'ell-)no'n Bah*+, academic by the name of Ian -luge 'rites online messages to Bah*+, follo'ers stating: . I fully support a first strike on Irans nuclear facilities wherever they may be hidden and by whatever means are needed to destroy them. If the Iranians deny us their oil, destroy their oil facilities if we cant have their oil, neither will they. (Bahai cademic, Ian !lu"e.# /he original of the 0uote, and -luge+s registered email are in the (hoto belo'% (clic !hoto to enlarge"

Iran 1as 2enuine 3ational #ecurity Concerns About the Bah*+, Faith Ian -luge is not 4ust your garden-&ariety Bah*+, 5 1e e6tensi&ely gi&es s(eeches to other Bah*+, follo'ers and (ublishes 'ritten 'or)s for them to read, as in the (hotos of -luge at a California s(ea)ing engagement sho':

Bahai Academic Ian -luge /he Bah*+, leadershi( teaches its follo'ers to blame Iran+s re4ection of their mo&ement on 78uslim intolerance%+ 1o'e&er, for a((ro6imately "9! years Iran has also had nonrelgious ob4ections to the Bah*+, mo&ement based on non-religious national security concerns :e%g%, li)e Ian -luge+s statements in attem(ting to create a fifth column 'ithin Iran of (eo(le disloyal to the nation and engage in sub&ersi&e and highly unla'ful acti&ity against Iran+s national security;% 8oreo&er the re4ection of the Bah*+, mo&ement historically 'as by Iranians of many faiths :not 4ust 8uslims;% /he current go&ernment of Iran 'as not e&en in (o'er "9! years ago 'hen Bahaism 'as re4ected< Iran also used to ha&e a 3on-Islamic go&ernment and Bahaism 'as still re4ected by the o&er'helming ma4ority of the Iranian (eo(le% /he Bah*+, mo&ement relies on con&enient distortions to (romote its anti-Iranian and anti-8uslim agenda, and that is another reason the grou( is highly scrutinized and disfa&ored in Iran% Iran is a so&ereign country and ma)es its o'n decisions about national security issues: Iran+s national security determinations are not the business of a so-called 7Uni&ersal 1ouse of =ustice+ in Israel :'hich is a hostile country to'ards Iran; and 'here the Bah*+, leadershi( is based out of% 8oreo&er, the Bah*+, religious doctrine of refusing military defense of the nation and follo'ing a 7one 'orld go&ernment+ and 7one 'orld (olice force+ belief are inconsistent 'ith Iran+s national security ob4ecti&es on secular grounds, (articularly in light of the origins and (artnershi(s of Bah*+, leaders 'ith elements hostile to Iranian society% /he Bah*+, mo&ement sim(ly has built-in features that run against the grain of Iran+s national security re0uirements% /he Bah*+, mo&ement also (ro(agates certain myths and misleading claims that in (ractice are often not obser&ed: Bah*+,s often falsely claim they are, >re0uired to abstain from conflict and contention, 'hich are characteristics of the (artisanshi( (racticed in

(resent-day (olitics%? Bah*+,s also falsely claim that, >in 'hate&er country they reside, they are (rohibited from holding membershi( in any political (arty or faction, are loyal to the go&ernment of their host nation, and obey the la',? but as the e6am(les in this article ma)e clear these Bah*+, claims are nothing more than ad&ertising myths% Bah*+,s acti&ely (roselytize and see) to turn demogra(hic gro'th into (olitical ca(ital and one 'ay they do that is by &ilifying 8uslims in an effort to sha)e-loose con&erts% /here are tens of millions of 8uslims in Iran, and this certainly does nothing to gain Bah*+,s acce(tance% 8oreo&er, because the Bah*+,s are taught to acti&ely (roselytize, often they do not head (arents+ concerns to not (roselytize to their )ids because Bah*+,s see con&erting (eo(le :>teaching the faith?; as a religious mandate% /hus, one of the unacce(table features of Bah*+, (ractice is to infringe u(on (arents+ rights to )ee( their )ids free from influences (arents feel are not in the best interest of their children% /he Bah*+, leadershi( )no's of these (ractices, yet says nothing about it% Belo' is a &ideo of admissions by a longtime Bah*+, leader that e6(ressly admits that :"; Bah*+,s engage in (ro(aganda against Iran :much of 'hich contributes to 'ar mongering efforts;< and :2; that the mainstream Bah*+, mo&ement has elements 'hich are cult-li)e and harmful to the li&es of its follo'ers% /hese are admissions by someone 'ho has been a Bah*+, and a leader 'ithin the mo&ement starting in "@A9: Bne cannot un-ring the bell of these admissions, but the Bah*+, (ro(aganda army attem(ts it at e&ery turn through a 'ell-funded, 'ell-orchestrated, Israeli-based multi-media cam(aign that not only ser&es their (ur(ose, but that of Iran+s enemies%