Baha'i Beliefs:
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The oneness of mankind
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Independent investigation of truth
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The common foundation of all religions
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The essential harmony of science and religion
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Equality of men and women
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Elimination of prejudice of all kinds
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Universal compulsory education
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A spiritual solution of the economic problem
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A universal auxiliary language
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Universal peace upheld by a world government
"The Baha'i Faith recognizes the unity of God 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.". - Shoghi Effendi.
(Shoghi Effendi, Extracts from the USBN)
(Selections Copyright National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is
of the United States of America.)