"I saw EVIL"

Here is an email from a former Baha'i who has become a Christian:

Subject: Resigned from Baha'i Faith
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 12:41:56 -0400
To: Eric Stetson, webmaster, Bahai-Faith.com

Eric, I too resigned from the Baha'i Faith and became a Christian. Very soon after becoming a Baha'i it was obvious to me, based on excerpts of 'Abdu'l-Baha's Will found ONLY in Baha'i World Faith (now mysteriously out of print) that Shoghi Effendi had BROKEN the covenant.

Secondly, one day as I sat in the Chicago House of Worship I looked up and instead of seeing the Greatest Name...I saw "EVIL" It shook me up....

Welcome to the true faith of the One God, One Faith, One Baptism.

Praise Jesus!!

Thanks for your website.

[Name Deleted]

Note: The Greatest Name is an important Baha'i symbol which is displayed prominently in the private homes of Baha'is as well as Baha'i community buildings, in photographs of groups of Baha'is, and at all Baha'i worship meetings. It is the phrase "Ya Baha'u'l-Abha" written in Arabic, meaning "O Glory of the Most Glorious!" and referring to the founder of the Baha'i religion, Baha'u'llah, who claimed to be the Glory of God, the Greatest Name of God. Many English-speaking Baha'is automatically see the word "EVIL" when they look at the Greatest Name. For some, this is a source of distress because the symbol is ubiquitous and highly revered among Baha'is.

Former Baha'is and Ex-Baha'i Christians: Selected Testimonials

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