Baha'u'llah 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 Baha'i lives his life
according to the tenets of his Faith. We must not allow the fear of rejection
by our friends and neighbours to deter us from our goal: to live the Baha'i
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-Baha'i 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 1963-1986’)
