The House of Justice is aware of the
electronic postings on the Internet by Covenant-breakers. While it is closely
following this issue, it sees no cause for undue concern. "The Bahá'í
World", a Web site developed by the Bahá'í International Community's
Office of Public Information, was launched in July 1996. It, together with a
range of specialized Bahá'í Internet presentations such as the new "One
Country" site, now provides individuals interested in learning about the
Bahá'í Faith with a large and ever-expanding body of authentic material on the
Faith, attractively presented and illustrated. Sites maintained by
Covenant-breaker groups will have a diminishing impact in the context of the
information deluge on the Internet and against the background of the authorized
Bahá'í source now accessible.
The greatest protection to the Cause will, of course, be through ongoing
deepening of the Bahá'í community in the Covenant and the history and teachings
of the Faith. To facilitate this, you may wish to bring attention to the
availability of the Sacred Text on the Web site "The Bahá'í World" and
on the Bahá'í World Centre FTP server. (From a letter dated 4 June 1997 written
on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to a National Spiritual Assembly;
compilation ‘Electronic
Communication with Covenant-breakers’, prepared by the Research Department of
the Universal House of Justice)
