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..there is a difference from the normal democratic theory in that the elected institutions are required to be responsible not to their constituents but to God. This means that their whole outlook is directed to the good of society as a whole, not to factional interest, and society is understood in the widest sense, including not merely the present generation but also the generations of past and future. (94:1) The Administrative Order has institutions at three distinct levels. To look after the affairs of each town or village where there are at least nine adult Baha'is there is a Local Spiritual Assembly. (94:2) Where there are a sufficient number of Local Spiritual Assemblies which have a common historical, cultural and geographic background a.. National Spiritual Assembly is formed.. (94:3) Crowning the Order, is the third level, the supreme legislative body of the Faith, the Universal House of Justice..
(94:5)
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