The nature of work is projected to change dramatically in the coming decades, the Baha’i International Community (BIC) points out in its new statement “Employment and Beyond: Drawing on the...
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Baha’is believe that the world needs massive change. War, injustice, poverty, racism, superstition, environmental degradation, and oppression must end, the Baha’i teachings say. Abdu’l-Baha wrote: … this is clear: a...
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In 1972, my wife Nancy and I became a married couple. Our many years together have taught us a few things about achieving marital and spiritual bliss, and I’d like...
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This is the second of the questions from a curious soul that my Local Spiritual Assembly asked me to answer. His second question was: What are Baha’i’s core beliefs? First,...
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You can count the major world religions – those that extended their lifespan and geography and influence long past the passing of their founders – on two hands. Here’s a...
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I am passionate about few things, but seeking truth is worthy of my passion. Sadly, though, truth-seeking discussion is out of vogue, because political correctness rejects controversy. As a result,...
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Learn about the first Japanese Baha’is — Kanichi Yamamoto and Saichiro Fujita. Kanichi Yamamoto: The First Japanese Baha’i Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan in 1879, Kanichi Yamamoto became the first...
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Today many people are asking themselves: What is the purpose of employment? What kinds of lives conduce to human fulfillment? What kinds of societies do we seek to create together?...
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On December 24th of 1920, in Manhattan, Sarah Caroline Stright (1871–1951), a White woman, married the Rev. James T. Simpson, a Black widower with four children. Interracial marriages were not...
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In 1844, a time of great expectation in the world’s various religions, the first prophet of the Baha’i revelation appeared – which explains why Baha’is celebrate the Declaration of the...
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I was asked by my Local Spiritual Assembly – the local guiding body of a Baha’i community – to answer some questions about the Baha’i Faith from a curious student...
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Those who convert from one religion to another are usually assumed to have turned away from their former faith – but it was a completely different story for me. At...
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The Baha’i concept of economics asks humanity to eliminate the extremes of wealth and poverty. For more than 40 years, I have studied that concept, and thought I had some...
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The 2021 maternal mortality rate in the United States was more than 10 times the estimated rates of many other high-income countries, including Australia, Austria, Israel, and Japan. The U.S....
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As Baha’u’llah’s leadership of the Babis increased in effectiveness and scope, the Faith grew in Iraq and Persia – but that growth only served to inflame his fundamentalist enemies. In...
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The Reverend James T. Simpson – a deeply religious man, a true missionary at heart, and a visionary agent of transformation – went on a spiritual quest and found the...
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Every childbirth should end with peace and joy as the mother finally gets to hold her newborn in her arms. Unfortunately, for many Black women, the period during and after...
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Lately the proliferation of strikes, resignations, and demands for workplace justice have dominated news about business – and for good reason. We all want just and equitable workplaces. Of course,...
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The earliest memory I have of Mother’s Day was being given a red rose to wear to church because my mother was alive. At that time and place, people of...
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What stands in the way of rapprochement between science and religion is not so much a dominant science, but a moribund religion, a religion which has forgotten kindness, compassion, and...
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