Baha'u'llah & the New Era
by
J. Esslemont
7 Paragraphs

One of the most fertile causes of war has been religious prejudice.. not to true religion, but to the want of it.. (158:2)

"Religion should unite all hearts and cause wars and disputes to vanish from the face of the earth.. If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and division it would be better to be without it.. (158:3)

"From the beginning of human history down to the present time various religions.. have.. accused one another of falsity. (158:6)

..Consider the history of religious warfare.. the Crusades, extended over a period of 200 years.... (159:1)

..leaving ashes of desolation.. Yet this was only one of the 'Holy wars.' (159:3)

Religious wars have been many. Nine hundred thousand martyrs of the Protestant cause was the record.. All in the name of religion!" ('Abdul-Baha) (159:4)

"When the light of Baha'u'llah dawned from the East, He proclaimed the promise of the oneness of humanity.. "Ye are all fruits of one tree. There are not two trees, one a tree of divine mercy, the other a tree of Satan.".. recognize all as servants of God.. some do not know, they must be guided and trained... Some are ignorant, they must be informed. Some are as children, they must be helped to reach maturity. Some are ailing, they must be treated until their morals are purified. But the sick man is not to be hated because he is sick; the child must not be shunned because he is a child, the ignorant one is not to be despised because he lacks knowledge. They must be treated, educated, trained and assisted in love. Everything must be done in order that all humanity may live under the shadow of God in the utmost security, in happiness of the highest type." ('Abdul-Baha) (159:6)

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