Eliminating Prejudice - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/eliminating-prejudice/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:25:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 How to Get Rid of Hatred https://bahaiteachings.org/get-rid-hatred/ https://bahaiteachings.org/get-rid-hatred/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=34354 get-rid-hatred“There’s so much hate right now,” bewailed a friend recently. Usually one of the most positive and upbeat women I know, she sounded dejected. Deeply concerned about the state of...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/considering-class-prejudice-and-abolishing-it/feed/ 1 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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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-discover-admit-our-own-prejudices/feed/ 3 Battling Bias Where it Begins: In Ourselves https://bahaiteachings.org/battling-bias-where-it-begins-in-ourselves/ https://bahaiteachings.org/battling-bias-where-it-begins-in-ourselves/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=51190 A scientific study on biased motives asked a profound question: Why are so many conflicts so intractable when people on both sides could gain from a compromise? You can probably...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/overcome-racist-programming/feed/ 1 Atheists and Believers: We’re All on a Path Together https://bahaiteachings.org/atheists-and-believers-were-all-on-a-path-together/ https://bahaiteachings.org/atheists-and-believers-were-all-on-a-path-together/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=73510 Atheists and Believers: We’re All on a Path TogetherMy friend, a person of faith and a good citizen, has given countless hours of selfless service to his community – so it really surprised me when atheists charged him with...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/does-time-really-heal-all-wounds/feed/ 1 Justice: It’s Not Just Us https://bahaiteachings.org/justice-its-not-just-us/ https://bahaiteachings.org/justice-its-not-just-us/#comments Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=86856 Justice: It’s Not Just UsA group within my community has asked me to give a talk about social justice. While pondering and researching this concept, I‘ve concluded that justice cannot exist until people realize that there’s more...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/justice-its-not-just-us/feed/ 2 How to Promote Unity and Harmony in Society https://bahaiteachings.org/how-promote-unity-harmony-society/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-promote-unity-harmony-society/#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=86649 In part one, Michael Orona and I explored untold stories of solidarity between Indigenous Yaqui miners and African Americans. In part two, we delved into the power of spiritual courage...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-promote-unity-harmony-society/feed/ 0 From Media to Movies: Addressing Native American Stereotypes https://bahaiteachings.org/media-movies-addressing-native-american-stereotypes/ https://bahaiteachings.org/media-movies-addressing-native-american-stereotypes/#comments Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=86045 Western white family watching a stereotypical movie with Native Americans on the screenOn November 7, The Washington Post reported, “The FBI and authorities in several states are investigating racist text messages sent to Black people nationwide this week saying they would be...

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