how did baha'i faith affect the people in 21st century
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The fact that science and religion should progress together was another very interesting tenant of the faith shared by those present at this gathering. By espousing the importance of science alongside religion these believers have expunged superstition from their belief system. Furthermore, they recognize that in a modern world in which stem cells can save lives religious beliefs should not impede scientific discoveries nor should science be decoupled from spiritual underpinnings. The same principle applies to the environment. The Ugandan teacher made a very interesting point: “If we harness God’s power of light (solar energy) to electrify all of Africa then we have married science and religion.”
Service to humanity at both the macro and micro level was part and parcel of the daily lives of the participants. For example, one lady from the U.S. has started visits to a Hispanic community in Montgomery County, Md., called Spiceberry. Here, she and other young volunteers have classes for the neighborhood youth on empowerment and taking responsibility for their community. This emphasis on responsibility was of great interest to me because in today’s culture of self-indulgence and deflecting all ills onto others taking personal responsibility is refreshing. Another young lady recounted a story of a village in Africa where the women worked and the men drank and abused their wives. She started a program at the micro level to address this problem by first asking the men to take a break for just one day from drinking. Day one brought the realization that their wives really worked hard. On day two they were asked not to go to village and buy alcohol, which they did. By day three these men who were by now sober decided to pitch in to help their wives. And by the end the men had taken responsibility for cultivating a large parcel of land and growing fruits and vegetables thus creating a sustainable livelihood for themselves and their families.
And as I am reminded of the global economic crisis facing Europe and the U.S. the ethos of “working hard but giving back harder” to society came to mind. Those gathered from around the world were united in the belief that it is important to work hard, be self-reliant and become prosperous in the process but that capitalism requires a conscience. For example, misleading borrowers into signing mortgages they cannot pay is morally reprehensible and erodes the fundamental glue that holds economic transactions together: trust. “Our faith tells us that trustworthiness is the foundation of all human virtues,” I was told by the pensioner from Moscow.
Even though I am not a member of this faith group, it occurred to me that the 21st century can certainly use these messages and universal teachings. The people who had gathered this October day on Mount Carmel were members of the Baha’i Faith.
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