Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Bahai

The Bahá'í Faith sees religion as being constantly revealed through
various prophets (such as Jesus, Moses, etc.). It's tempting to see
this as a "combination" of religions, but Bahá'í is a distinct faith.

The official website is here:

http://www.bahai.org/

Here are the principles of the Bahai faith:

"The Bahá'í Faith recognizes the unity of God and of His Prophets,
upholds the principle of an unfettered search after truth, condemns
all forms of superstition and prejudice, teaches that the fundamental
purpose of religion is to promote concord and harmony, that it must go
hand-in-hand with science, and that it constitutes the sole and
ultimate basis of a peaceful, an ordered and progressive society.

"It inculcates the principle of equal opportunity, rights and
privileges for both sexes, advocates compulsory education, abolishes
extremes of poverty and wealth, exalts work performed in the spirit of
service to the rank of worship, recommends the adoption of an
auxiliary international language, and provides the necessary agencies
for the establishment and safeguarding of a permanent and universal
peace."