Comments on: SoulPancake.com: What does Dwight have to tell us about God?

By: Alan Noble

Alan Noble — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:07:03 +0000

Unless we define “bashing” as disagreeing with it and critiquing one particular (and as Dan points out, unofficial) articulation, I’m not sure how you could construe this post as an attack.

But if you feel that way, let me clarify that I did not in any way mean to “bash,” “bang-on,” or otherwise attack the Baha’i Faith, although as a Christian I believe that it is not the Truth.

By: Dan Jensen

Dan Jensen — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:03:49 +0000

@ Does it Matter

I don’t think this blog entry is about the Baha’i Faith. It is, rather, about the design of a specific, quite unorthodox, spiritually-oriented web site, that, AFAIK, has not been endorsed by any Baha’i authority.

Criticism of a single Baha’i celeb need not be an attack on the Baha’i Faith. I’m sure Mr. Wilson would agree.

By: The Dane

The Dane — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:01:54 +0000

Man, Does It Matter, you must love you some Christian Fundamentalists, Jesus Camp, and Heaven's Gate then, huh? I mean, these "must be pretty close to bang-on when people bash people for wanting to get closer to God." The Danes last blog post..20081119.ChurchLies

By: Does it Matter

Does it Matter — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:25:25 +0000

Just another case of people bashing the Baha’i Faith. I’m sorta glad people feel threatened by it – must be pretty close to bang-on when people bash people for wanting to get closer to God. If the Bahai’s are so “out-to-lunch” then why even bother considering what they are doing? If they are “false” then they will fail. I’m not a very good person, but I do have keen eye for what is legit.

By: Dan Jensen

Dan Jensen — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:12:25 +0000

Thanks, Alan, for taking a look at Soulpancake.com for us all. I, a rather vocal Ex-Baha’i, generally have seen Dwight Wilson ;-) as a harmless feel-good Baha’i activist. Your look at him doesn’t change my opinion of him much, but it does help me to understand him a little better. Part of me wants to say, “sheesh! If only all Baha’is were spineless post-modernists!” The trouble with Dwight is that he may lead some unsuspecting post-modernist post-hippies into a religion that, at its core, is quite different than what Rev. Wilson is “portraying.”

By: Steve Marshall

Steve Marshall — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:03:20 +0000

Great article! You put into words what was bugging me about the site --although at the same time I applaud Rainn for putting his own particular brand of energy and quirkiness into the project. You may be interested in another article about Rainn as a celebrity spokesperson for the Baha'i Faith. The article is called Pretentiousaurus: Beets, bears, and Baha'i