Justice - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/justice/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Sat, 25 Oct 2025 10:30:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 If We Want War to End, We Need Women to Lead https://bahaiteachings.org/we-want-war-end-need-women-lead/ https://bahaiteachings.org/we-want-war-end-need-women-lead/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=78812 On the passing of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II, the entire world reflected on her reign, generally acknowledging that she loyally served her subjects and duties for an amazing...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-bring-truthfulness-back-culture/feed/ 6 Seeking Truth in a Polarized World https://bahaiteachings.org/seeking-truth-in-a-polarized-world/ https://bahaiteachings.org/seeking-truth-in-a-polarized-world/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85132 Broken Earth divided in twoThe German-Jewish thinker and philosopher Hannah Arendt, who immigrated to the USA after the Nazi seizure of power, wrote in her 1957 New Yorker essay titled “Truth and Politics:” No...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/women-key-human-progress/feed/ 2 Considering Class Prejudice – and Abolishing It https://bahaiteachings.org/considering-class-prejudice-and-abolishing-it/ https://bahaiteachings.org/considering-class-prejudice-and-abolishing-it/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=78184 I considered myself “middle class” as a child, although I lived in a mobile home for a few years. Still, I had a roof over my head and food on...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/considering-class-prejudice-and-abolishing-it/feed/ 1 Seeking Spiritual Shelter: Where Can I Be Safe? https://bahaiteachings.org/seeking-spiritual-shelter-where-can-i-be-safe/ https://bahaiteachings.org/seeking-spiritual-shelter-where-can-i-be-safe/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=81900 We live in a world out of balance. These are scary times, and life is not easy. In the relentless onslaught of disaster and doom, where can we find safety...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/seeking-spiritual-shelter-where-can-i-be-safe/feed/ 1 Is Accumulating Wealth the Point of Life? https://bahaiteachings.org/is-accumulating-wealth-point-life/ https://bahaiteachings.org/is-accumulating-wealth-point-life/#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=82375 In today’s world, how do we measure success? Is it determined by the sum of money we amass, the number of followers we have on social media, or the degree...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/is-accumulating-wealth-point-life/feed/ 4 How to Discover and Admit Our Own Prejudices https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-discover-admit-our-own-prejudices/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-discover-admit-our-own-prejudices/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=49842 We have to identify and eliminate our internal individual prejudices before we can truly begin to appreciate our diversity.  The first step looks a lot like the first step of...

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