Hello Kent,

Perhaps you are right Kent; perhaps they are not liars but simply
deluded enough to believe the untruths that they tell the community.

Yours

Larry
Kent Johnson wrote:

A letter dated 17 June 1933 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi states:

"The Universal Court of Arbitration and the International Tribunal are
the same. When the Baha'i State will be established they will be merged
in the Universal House of Justice."

When I was a Christian, many years before becoming Bahá'í, I often
confronted clergymen, requiring that they clearly define their beliefs.
On one occasion, I spoke with a Roman Catholic Archbishop, requiring
that he define his view on homosexuality. When it became evident that
he was in favor of homosexuality, I mentioned Paul. He responded: "We
understand many things now which Paul did not understand in his day".

Evidently that clergymen, like many Christians today, believed that
Paul is a 'dinosaur'.

Are sans-Guardian Bahá'ís following in the footsteps of those
Christians? Do they believe that Shoghi Effendi is a 'dinosaur'?

Shoghi Effendi stated in writing that the International Bahá'í Court
is an "essential prelude" to the legitimate Universal House of Justice:

"The Universal Court of Arbitration and the International Tribunal are
the same. When the Baha'i State will be established they will be merged
in the Universal House of Justice."

اللهم صل علی نقطة البیان و من آمّن به فی
کلّ شأن بالعزّت و العدّال و عزّب اللهم
مَن لم یؤمن به بالسطوة والعدال