In essence, the House of Justice feels that methods should
be subordinated to purposes and goals, and are to be selected, adapted or
discarded, as they show themselves to be effective or not. In this regard, it
has often been observed that attempts which set out, self-consciously, to
arrive at unity often lose momentum, unless they lead beyond discussion to some
form of action. With respect to principles, it will assist the friends greatly
if the issue of addressing race unity can be formulated within the broad
context of the social development of the community. The distinctiveness of the
Bahá’í approach to many issues needs to be sharpened.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 25
February 1996 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an
individual believer; compilation: ‘Achieving Race Unity and Advancing the
Process of Entry by Troops’, prepared by the Office of the Secretariat of the
Universal House of Justice)
