Baha'i Faith, Violence, and Non-Violence

Both violence and non-violence are important themes in the Bahá''í Faith, but their relationship is not simple. The Bahá''í sacred writings see violence in the world – not just against Bahá''ís, but physical and structural violence against everyone – as being a consequence of the immature state of human civilization. The Baha''i community itself has been nonviolent since its founding by Baha''u''l...