Bahá'u'lláh tells us that prejudice in
its various forms destroys the edifice of humanity. We are adjured by the
Divine Messenger to eliminate all forms of prejudice from our lives. Our outer
lives must show forth our beliefs. The world must see that, regardless of each
passing whim or current fashion of the generality of mankind, the Bahá'í lives
his life according to the tenets of his Faith. We must not allow the fear of rejection
by our friends and neighbors to deter us from our goal: to live the Bahá'í
life. Let us strive to blot out from our lives every last trace of prejudice --
racial, religious, political, economic, national, tribal, class, cultural, and
that which is based on differences of education or age. We shall be
distinguished from our non-Bahá'í associates if our lives are adorned with this
principle
(The Universal House of Justice, from a message dated 13 July 1972,
addressed to all National Spiritual Assemblies; Messages from the Universal House
of Justice 1968-1973)
