The Open Fire
eFireTemple's Position on Conversion, Seekers, and the Future of Zoroastrianism eFireTemple.com The Question It is the most divisive question in modern Zoroastrianism. It has split communities. It has ended friendships. It has consumed more institutional energy than any theological debate in the history of the faith. Can someone who was not born into a Zoroastrian family become a Zoroastrian?
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eFireTemple's Position on Conversion, Seekers, and the Future of Zoroastrianism eFireTemple.com The Question It is the most divisive question in modern Zoroastrianism. It has split communities. It has ended friendships. It has consumed more institutional energy than any theological debate in the history of the faith. Can someone who was not born into a Zoroastrian family become a Zoroastrian? On one side: the orthodox position, held by much of the Parsi establishment, including elements within the Bombay Parsi Panchayat and certain traditional priestly authorities. Their answer is no. Zoroastrianism is an ethnic religion. You are born into it or you are not. Conversion is not permitted. Intermarriage threatens the community's integrity. The gates are closed.
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