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200th anniversary
In 1852 a Persian nobleman was arrested and imprisoned. For the next 40 years he remained a prisoner of the Ottoman Empire, banished from country to country and finally dying in Palestine in 1892.
Why am I writing about this?
Because from his prison he sent, in the form of letters, teachings out to the world that we are all in the process of learning: the equality of men and women; the elimination of all forms of prejudice---racial, gender, national, economic, social, religious; the essential unity and common source of all religions; and many more.
In his words: "We desire but the good of the world and the happiness of the nations; yet they deem us a stirrer-up of strife and sedition worthy of bondage and banishment...That all nations should become one in faith and all men as brothers; that the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men should be strengthened; that diversity of religion should cease, and differences of race be annulled---what harm is there in this?"
His name is Baha'u'llah and today his followers---Baha'is---number in the millions. October 22 will mark the 200th anniversary of his birth. I strongly urge you to contact your nearest Baha'i community to attend their celebration of this remarkable person.
Why am I writing about this?
Because from his prison he sent, in the form of letters, teachings out to the world that we are all in the process of learning: the equality of men and women; the elimination of all forms of prejudice---racial, gender, national, economic, social, religious; the essential unity and common source of all religions; and many more.
In his words: "We desire but the good of the world and the happiness of the nations; yet they deem us a stirrer-up of strife and sedition worthy of bondage and banishment...That all nations should become one in faith and all men as brothers; that the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men should be strengthened; that diversity of religion should cease, and differences of race be annulled---what harm is there in this?"
His name is Baha'u'llah and today his followers---Baha'is---number in the millions. October 22 will mark the 200th anniversary of his birth. I strongly urge you to contact your nearest Baha'i community to attend their celebration of this remarkable person.
