Religion - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/religion/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:56:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Blessed Are the Peacemakers https://bahaiteachings.org/blessed-are-the-peacemakers/ https://bahaiteachings.org/blessed-are-the-peacemakers/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=88387 Blessed Are the PeacemakersIn Matthew 5:9 we read,  “Blessed are the peacemakers; God shall call them His sons.”  This statement is so familiar to us that, like all things familiar, we tend to...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/where-is-hell-anyway/feed/ 0 The Myths of Hell and Eternal Damnation https://bahaiteachings.org/myths-hell-eternal-damnation/ https://bahaiteachings.org/myths-hell-eternal-damnation/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=52312 The Myths of Hell and Eternal DamnationI left the Lutheran church at the age of twelve, rejecting any God who would send souls to an eternal torture chamber named Hell. Then, curious and a little fascinated,...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/myths-hell-eternal-damnation/feed/ 7 The Birth of Baha’u’llah: The First Global Holy Day https://bahaiteachings.org/joyously-celebrating-the-birth-of-bahaullah/ https://bahaiteachings.org/joyously-celebrating-the-birth-of-bahaullah/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=32340 Today, one of the holiest and happiest days in the entire year for Baha’is, the followers and friends of Baha’u’llah will gather with smiles, laughter, and great joy – please...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/joyously-celebrating-the-birth-of-bahaullah/feed/ 2 The Twin Baha’i Holy Days: The Birth of the Bab https://bahaiteachings.org/bahais-celebrating-youre-invited/ https://bahaiteachings.org/bahais-celebrating-youre-invited/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=32319 Tonight, beginning at sunset, Baha’is everywhere will take part in the joyous and radiant first celebration of the Twin Holy Days — the birthday of the Bab, the founder of...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/questions-from-an-atheist-the-god-hypothesis/feed/ 1 Heaven, Hell, and the Human Soul: A Bahá’í-Christian Dialogue https://bahaiteachings.org/heaven-hell-and-the-human-soul-a-bahai-christian-dialogue/ https://bahaiteachings.org/heaven-hell-and-the-human-soul-a-bahai-christian-dialogue/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=88079 Heaven, Hell, and the Human Soul: A Bahá’í-Christian DialogueA friend of mine who is a devout Christian once wrote to me and asked the following questions. He wanted me to answer them based on the Baha’i Writings. Below...

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