Cultic Studies Journal, Vol. 18, 2001, Page 112
Privacy Commission against the New Zealand National Spiritual Assembly for its refusal to correct
a circulated statement that claims that she was counseled prior to her disenrollment.
66 Documents Related to the expulsion by the Universal House of Justice of Michael
McKenny from the Baha’i Faith. (1997). Explanation given by the House of Justice for
Alison’s expulsion. (2000).
67 Khan.(2000). ).Talk given by Peter Khan at the National Teaching Conference, Auckland,
New Zealand, June 2000.
68 Two articles were published in 1997 concerning the Talisman crackdown:
Johnson, K. Paul. (1997).Baha’i leaders vexed by on-line critics. Gnosis. Electronic version
retrieved January 8, 2002 from Baha‘i Faith &Religious Freedom of Conscience:
http://members.forutnecity.com/bahaicensorship/Gnosis.html
Rifkin, Ira.(1997). Critics chafe at Baha’i conservatism. Religious News Service. Electronic
version retrieved January 8, 2002 from Baha‘i Academic Resource Library: http://bahai-
library.org/newspapers/chafe.html
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Karen Bacquet was an enrolled Baha‘i for thirteen years, and resigned her membership
upon discovering what had happened to dialogue magazine. An elementary schoolteacher
by profession, she has written several online articles about issues in the Baha‘i community,
which are available on her website at
http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/bigquestions/themestream.html. Ms. Bacquet still considers
herself a believing Baha‘i, practicing her faith privately outside the administrative structure.
She can be contacted at bacquet@tco.net.
This article is an electronic version of an article originally published in Cultic Studies Journal, 2001, Volume 18, Part
2, pages 140-171. Please keep in mind that the pagination of this electronic reprint differs from that of the bound
volume. This fact could affect how you enter bibliographic information in papers that you may write.
Privacy Commission against the New Zealand National Spiritual Assembly for its refusal to correct
a circulated statement that claims that she was counseled prior to her disenrollment.
66 Documents Related to the expulsion by the Universal House of Justice of Michael
McKenny from the Baha’i Faith. (1997). Explanation given by the House of Justice for
Alison’s expulsion. (2000).
67 Khan.(2000). ).Talk given by Peter Khan at the National Teaching Conference, Auckland,
New Zealand, June 2000.
68 Two articles were published in 1997 concerning the Talisman crackdown:
Johnson, K. Paul. (1997).Baha’i leaders vexed by on-line critics. Gnosis. Electronic version
retrieved January 8, 2002 from Baha‘i Faith &Religious Freedom of Conscience:
http://members.forutnecity.com/bahaicensorship/Gnosis.html
Rifkin, Ira.(1997). Critics chafe at Baha’i conservatism. Religious News Service. Electronic
version retrieved January 8, 2002 from Baha‘i Academic Resource Library: http://bahai-
library.org/newspapers/chafe.html
**********
Karen Bacquet was an enrolled Baha‘i for thirteen years, and resigned her membership
upon discovering what had happened to dialogue magazine. An elementary schoolteacher
by profession, she has written several online articles about issues in the Baha‘i community,
which are available on her website at
http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/bigquestions/themestream.html. Ms. Bacquet still considers
herself a believing Baha‘i, practicing her faith privately outside the administrative structure.
She can be contacted at bacquet@tco.net.
This article is an electronic version of an article originally published in Cultic Studies Journal, 2001, Volume 18, Part
2, pages 140-171. Please keep in mind that the pagination of this electronic reprint differs from that of the bound
volume. This fact could affect how you enter bibliographic information in papers that you may write.
