Religious Laws - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/religious-laws/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:19:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Mercy, Spirituality, and the Golden Rule https://bahaiteachings.org/mercy-and-the-golden-rule/ https://bahaiteachings.org/mercy-and-the-golden-rule/#respond Thu, 24 Aug 2023 13:00:55 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=15985 Baha’u’llah identified one most important human need in all of his books and writings: unity. He said to all humanity: “Ye are all the leaves of one tree and the...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/mercy-and-the-golden-rule/feed/ 0 Tragedy, Sacrifice, and Baha’u’llah’s Book of Laws https://bahaiteachings.org/sacrifice-and-the-book-of-laws/ https://bahaiteachings.org/sacrifice-and-the-book-of-laws/#respond Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:00:15 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=15906 Conditions in the prison at Akka remained harsh for the Baha’is, but at least their work making mats now provided some small sustenance. Meanwhile, more and more visitors made their...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-live-a-holy-pure-chaste-life/feed/ 1 The Benefits of Waiting Before Divorce https://bahaiteachings.org/the-benefits-of-waiting-before-divorce/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-benefits-of-waiting-before-divorce/#respond Sun, 07 Nov 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=73878 Every marriage begins in hope, but inevitably, it seems, even hopeful unions can end. That’s why, for Baha’is, the process of ending a marriage is meant to restore hope and...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/the-benefits-of-waiting-before-divorce/feed/ 0 A Spiritual Case for Embracing Sobriety https://bahaiteachings.org/a-spiritual-case-for-embracing-sobriety/ https://bahaiteachings.org/a-spiritual-case-for-embracing-sobriety/#respond Mon, 05 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=70014 When I first learned about the Baha’i Faith, its beautiful principles attracted me – strongly. I really had a difficult time with the thought of giving up alcohol, however.   Not...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/a-spiritual-case-for-embracing-sobriety/feed/ 0 Finding Inspiration in Divine Laws — With Aku Ntumy https://bahaiteachings.org/finding-inspiration-divine-laws-aku-ntumy/ https://bahaiteachings.org/finding-inspiration-divine-laws-aku-ntumy/#respond Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=68212 What is the purpose of laws in religion? Aku began to understand the answer the moment she read a quote from a Baha’i book that inspired her in her personal...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/finding-inspiration-divine-laws-aku-ntumy/feed/ 0 Religious Truth and Laws: Relative, Not Fixed https://bahaiteachings.org/religious-truth-laws-relative-not-fixed/ https://bahaiteachings.org/religious-truth-laws-relative-not-fixed/#respond Fri, 04 Dec 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=65951 The Baha’i teachings say that God regularly renews religion—and its laws and principles. Like all living things, Abdu’l-Baha wrote, religion has a life cycle that requires periodic renewal: From the...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/who-really-makes-our-laws/feed/ 1 Baha’u’llah’s Law Abolishing Slavery https://bahaiteachings.org/bahaullahs-law-abolishing-slavery/ https://bahaiteachings.org/bahaullahs-law-abolishing-slavery/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2020 15:17:01 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=61912 These two important quotations from Baha’u’llah, both written in the 19th century when many nations still upheld that inhumane institution, abolished the practice of slavery: It is forbidden you to...

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