| ←Pilgrims' Notes | Lights of Guidance , compiled by Helen Hornby XXXIX. POLITICS AND GOVERMENTS |
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A. Politics
- 1440. Political Figures
- 1441. Politicians: Non-Political Government Jobs
- 1442. No Bahá’í Can be Regarded as Republican or Democrat
- 1443. Voting in Civil Elections
- 1444. Avoid Identification with Political Parties
- 1445. For Bahá’ís Living in Countries Where the Political Structure is Based on a One-Party System
- 1446. No Loyal Believer should Commit Himself to a Political Program
- 1447. Bahá’ís Should Refrain from Voting, if they Must Identify with a Political Party or Doctrine
- 1448. Enrolment when Political Affiliation or Activities are Involved
- 1449. Membership in any Political Party Entails Repudiation Principles of Peace and Unity
- 1450. Regarding A Bahá’í Producing Television Advertising for a Political Campaign
- 1451. Bahá’ís Can neither Campaign for Office nor Undertake Partisan Political Activities—They May Hold Appointive Posts which are not Political
- 1452. No Objection to Bahá’í Being Elected as a Neighborhood Captain or Serving on a Neighborhood Council, Provided…
B. Governments and Civil Authorities
- 1453. Shun Politics Like the Plague and be Obedient to the Government in Power
- 1454. The Bahá’í Cause is above Political Parties, but the Believers are Obliged to Whole-Heatedly Obey Existing Political Regime
- 1455. The Bahá’ís Should Obey the Government even at Risk of Sacrificing Administrative Affairs—In Matters of Faith no Compromise Allowed, even though Outcome is Death
- 1456. Principle of Obedience to Government does not Oblige Bahá’í Teachings to be Identified with Political Program
- 1457. Employment with the Foreign Service
- 1458. Bahá’ís must be Loyal to their Spiritual Assembly and at the same Time to Civil Government, whether Tribal Council, a Cacique or a Municipal Authority
- 1459. Elective or Appointive Posts in Government Should be Accepted Only if They do not Contravene Given Guidelines
- 1460. The Faith is Not Opposed to True Interests of Any Nation
- 1461. Not Our Purpose to Violate Any Country's Constitution
- 1462. Bahá’ís Obey the Law, Federal or State
- 1463. Obedience to Just Governments—What it Means
- 1464. Taking of Oaths
- 1465. Implicit Obedience to Administrative Regulations
- 1466. There is no Objection to Taking Case to Civil Court if Assembly and Bahá’ís are Unable to Negotiate a Settlement of a Dispute
- 1467. Let the World Know the Real Aim of Bahá’u’lláh
- 1468. Non-Interference in Political Affairs—We Must Shun Pronouncements About Systems of Politics and not Write About Current Political Affairs
- 1469. One Method by Which One Can Criticize the Present Day Socio-Political Order
- 1470. Kingship in the Future
- 1471. President Wilson and Dr. Jordan
C. Government Employees
- 1472. Those Engaged in Government Service Should Perform Their Duties with Utmost Fidelity, Trustworthiness…
- 1473. Government Employees Should Perform Deeds and Actions of the Highest Degree of Rectitude and Honesty
- 1474. Those who are Selected to Serve the Public should Perform their Duties in a Spirit of the True Servitude
- 1475. Those Who Enter Service of the Government should Shun all Forms of Venality and Corruption
- 1476. If One Abuses His Position with the Government Through Corrupt or Mercenary Behavior…
- 1477. If a Man Deals Faithlessly with a Just Government, He Deals Faithlessly with God
- 1478. Content with Wages Received, They should not Stain their Character through Acts of Bribery and Fraud nor Misappropriate a Single Penny
