Members of the
Bahá’í community, wherever they reside, avoid engaging in partisan politics or
meddling in political relations among governments, refraining at all times from
becoming involved in the contest for worldly power. They have chosen this path
in accordance with the teachings of their Faith, that they might focus their
attention on working towards the greater goal of establishing a united and
prosperous society. This choice is not intended as a criticism of any
particular political party or of the approach taken by other groups. Needless
to say, in following this path Bahá’ís categorically reject any form of
sedition or recourse to violence.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 22 January 2010 written
on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer)
