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Just like this persian who was given a lot of money to go on the Titanic's maiden voyage, but gave the money to charity instead. He came to the USA in 1912 and
by spoonfeeder006 3y ago
Just like this persian who was given a lot of money to go on the Titanic's maiden voyage, but gave the money to charity instead. He came to the USA in 1912 and spoke out against the racism here
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abdul-baha_b_1419099 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abdul-baha_b_1419099
> Throughout his U.S. visit he swept aside the social protocol of segregation by insisting that everywhere he spoke be open to people of all races. Not the biggest crowd pleaser at the time. At the Great Northern Hotel on 57th Street (now the Parker Meridien), the manager vehemently refused to allow any blacks on the property.
> "If the people see that one colored person has entered my hotel, no respectable person will ever set foot in it," he said. So Abdu'l-Baha instead organized a multi-racial feast at the home of one of his followers, with many whites serving blacks -- a subversive, even dangerous notion at the time.
- profsummergig 3y agoThe Baha'i religion is pure free thought. Truly admirable. Pity it didn't catch on (and probably never will).
- saiya-jin 3y agoYou may end up surprised, its a religion which handles meeting modern world and its values much better than any other major religion (maybe apart from Buddhism, if you consider it religion per se). Sad to see its cradle, Persia, to go full hatred on it. Interestingly, they found their safe haven in Israel. I hope main reason wasn't to just insult arch enemy, but rather simple tolerance.
- spoonfeeder006 3y agoThe were repeatedly exiled by persian authorities and ultimately sent to a prison city in Israel (Akka), so it wasn't their direct choice they ended up there. I guess the political situation back then was different. Abdul-Baha from the article above was with them, and His father Baha'u'llah as well https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BCu%27ll%C3%A1h#Final_exile_and_imprisonment_in_%E2%80%98Akk%C3%A1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BCu%27ll%C3%A1h#F... That said they would not consider their oppressors as their enemies but rather that the oppressor is hurting themselves more than their victim by depriving themselves of actual happiness Here is a letter Abdul-Baha's father wrote to the persian Shah while in prison. It is just incredible to say the least https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/summons-lord-hosts/7#676145355 https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/...
- jacquesm 3y agoThis man subscribed to it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kelly_(weapons_expert) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kelly_(weapons_expert)