Governance - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/governance/ 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/what-does-the-new-world-order-mean/feed/ 0 Changing our World – No Longer a Hopeless Dream https://bahaiteachings.org/changing-our-world-no-longer-a-hopeless-dream/ https://bahaiteachings.org/changing-our-world-no-longer-a-hopeless-dream/#respond Sat, 12 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=87420 Changing our World – No Longer a Hopeless DreamConflict and division are not new to our world; they have been with us throughout recorded history, since physical and cultural separation was normal in our less-advanced stages of human...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/changing-our-world-no-longer-a-hopeless-dream/feed/ 0 The Future Is In Our Hands: Building a Better World https://bahaiteachings.org/the-future-is-in-our-hands-building-a-better-world/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-future-is-in-our-hands-building-a-better-world/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=87261 The Future Is In Our Hands: Building a Better WorldIn the successive stages of human development and the advancement of civilization we have progressed through many evolutionary changes in the structure of our societies. Humanity started with the smallest...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/the-future-is-in-our-hands-building-a-better-world/feed/ 1 What Type of Government Do the Baha’i Teachings Recommend? https://bahaiteachings.org/what-type-of-government-do-the-bahai-teachings-recommend/ https://bahaiteachings.org/what-type-of-government-do-the-bahai-teachings-recommend/#comments Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=87020 What Type of Government Do the Baha'i Teachings Recommend?Of the known forms of human governance — aristocracy, autocracy, theocracy, or democracy — which do the Baha’i teachings recommend, and why? The answers to those questions reflect the fact...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/justice-its-not-just-us/feed/ 2 The Path to Just Leadership: Spiritual Principles for Governance https://bahaiteachings.org/the-path-to-just-leadership-spiritual-principles-for-governance/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-path-to-just-leadership-spiritual-principles-for-governance/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=86636 As a young adult, I respected those who worked in governing roles. Given my upbringing and education in both the Baha’i Faith and in America, I saw them as contributing...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-achieve-world-peace-ways/feed/ 1 A New Politics for a Peaceful Future https://bahaiteachings.org/a-new-politics-for-a-peaceful-future/ https://bahaiteachings.org/a-new-politics-for-a-peaceful-future/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85955 Politics of love: A heart in the middle of the worldAs recent campaigns have reminded us all, it’s hard to escape or be unaffected by the constant conflict and polarizing effects of a partisan political system.  We often think of...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/a-new-politics-for-a-peaceful-future/feed/ 0 What If We Elected Our Leaders the Way Baha’is Do? https://bahaiteachings.org/what-if-we-elected-our-leaders-the-way-bahais-do/ https://bahaiteachings.org/what-if-we-elected-our-leaders-the-way-bahais-do/#respond Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85938 What would happen if we modeled our civil voting processes on the unique way the global Baha’i community conducts their democratic and spiritual elections? The Baha’i Faith has a remarkably...

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