Bahá'ís have lived in Cincinnati since 1898. We are
one of the ten oldest Bahá'í communities in the United States. Àbdu'l-Bahá,
the son of Bahá'u'llah (the founder of the Bahá'í Faith), actually visited Cincinnati
in November, 1912.
See the Calendar for information on the Centenary Celebration of the Visit of 'Abdu'l-Baha to Cincinnati in 1912.
The Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Cincinnati was incorporated in 1938. The Local Spiritual Assembly
is the elected body of Believers which guides the faith in any given locality, as we have no clergy.
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23 December 2001 - At this time of world turmoil, the
United States Bahá’í community offers a perspective
on the destiny of America as the promoter of world
peace.
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"The
American nation, Bahá’ís believe, will evolve through
tests and trials to become a land of spiritual distinction
and leadership, a champion of justice and unity among
all peoples and nations, and a powerful servant of the
cause of everlasting peace. This is the peace promised
by God in the sacred texts of the world’s religions."
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New York, 15 May 2002 (BWNS) -- Decrying the persistence
of religious prejudice as a barrier to global peace
and prosperity, the international governing council
of the Bahá'í Faith has addressed a
message to the world's religious leaders. Bahá'í
communities around the world are conveying it to religious
leaders in all their countries, thus transmitting its
appeal that they act decisively on the need to eradicate
religious intolerance and fanaticism.
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October 1985 - Haifa, Israel
"The
Promise of World Peace"
A Statement by the Universal House of Justice
Bahá’í World Center
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"It is out of a deep sense of spiritual and moral
duty that we are impelled at this opportune moment to
invite your attention to the penetrating insights first
communicated to the rulers of mankind more than a century
ago by Bahá’ú’lláh, Founder of the Bahá’í Faith, of
which we are the Trustees.
“The winds of despair”, Bahá’ú’lláh wrote, “are, alas,
blowing from every direction, and the strife that divides
and afflicts the human race is daily increasing. The
signs of impending convulsions and chaos can now be
discerned, inasmuch as the prevailing order appears
to be lamentably defective.” This prophetic judgement
has been amply confirmed by the common experience of
humanity."
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March 2002 - Jerusalem
Bahá’í New Year brings spring
to Jerusalem
Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, the guest speaker at
the New Year celebration, thanked the Bahá’ís for "bringing
beauty to our lives... At a time when we are digging
trenches," he added, "You are planting gardens."
22 May 2001 -
Official Opening of the Terraces of the Shrine of
the Báb extending from the foot to the crest of Mount
Carmel in Haifa, Israel.
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