Why Bahá'ís Are Political But Not Partisan

Talk given by Mr. Dwight Bashir on March 23, 2024.
For over 25 years, Dwight Bashir worked on international human rights and conflict prevention for the U.S. government, the United Nations, and various non-governmental organizations. He served until 2022 with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a federal body that advises the President of the United States, the Secretary of State, and U.S. Congress. In this capacity, he led numerous fact-findings missions globally, authored dozens of reports, launched and hosted the Commission’s podcast, USCIRF Spotlight, and helped shape U.S. policy to protect freedom of religion and belief worldwide. His commentary and analysis have been featured in national and international media, academic journals, and online blogs, and he has been a frequent lecturer and presenter at universities and institutions globally on topics including U.S. foreign policy, countering extremism, and religious and ethnic violence. Early in his career, he served for four years as the first-ever human rights officer with the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States. He is currently serving a two-year term on the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Committee on Holocaust Denial and State-Sponsored Antisemitism and works as an independent consultant and investor in the Washington, DC area.
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0:00:00 - Opening Reading
0:01:20 - Introduction
0:02:45 - Talk
0:45:26 - Q/A
1:24:16 - Closing
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[@alamrafique6216]

The Baha'i way will lead mankind to peace and prosperity!

[@dkhcando]

Excellent presentation, this is a unique approach to transformation that does not get sucked into the divisiveness of our time, I will share this widely

[@johndoee3850]

Good religion. The bahai faith. 🎉

[@bobmccoy9926]

I usually promote one world unity on social media. Sometime I mention the faith, but not always. It depends on the conversation. The idea that "Earth is one country" attracts a lot of interest.

[@donnacorbett7575]

Yes our silence is bloody deafening

[@donnacorbett7575]

By our silence it's scream compli cany to our Zionist masters

[@johndoee3850]

Thanks .

[@allenwarren1269]

1:10:00 Say one thing and do the other. Unfulfilled commitments, word and deed.

[@materiaprima6193]

For reasons which are only too obvious the Bahá’í philosophy of social and political organization cannot be fully reconciled with the political doctrines and conceptions that are current and much in vogue to-day... The actual trend in the political world is, indeed, far from being in the direction of the Bahá’í teachings. The world is drawing nearer and nearer to a universal catastrophe which will mark the end of a bankrupt and of a fundamentally defective civilization.
(Shoghi Effendi, The Light of Divine Guidance (Volume I), 402)

[@martinthemillwright]

No one else cares.

[@ctroyer3]

Shouldn't we look at parties in relationship to our core principles w/o providing financial assistance, or promotion via campaigning for a specific party?? In this way, increased Bahai ideas result in support of a candidate whose platform reflects the Baha'i Faith...would this not evolve into a Bahai New World Order?? How does the Bahai Faith propose to establish a New World Order w/o taking over the government of all countries?? The later I don't understand...

[@GlobalPeasantsAlliance-li8ls]

They plan to kill everyone who does not obey what Bahai preach when they talk at people.
Bahai is hypocritical bullshit invented by the world's experts in the practice of the ART OF WAR.
This is mind fuck game it is not anything that anyone will enjoy after their equity is imposed on Everyone.
No participation awards for anyone when this round is done if they win.
Expect same equal treatment because the liars who control this subversion operation never gave a fuck about anyone who obeys their bullshit.
If Bahai followers are honest with themselves they will admit King Climate change could care less about them.