Forging A Path to Racial Justice

A Pivotal Time in America

American society is passing through trying times and struggling to find common ground around a shared sense of values and vision for the future. As divisions widen, long-standing tensions, bigotry and prejudices rise to the surface.

The spiritual roots of these conditions—materialism, moral decay and racial prejudice—are the focus of a letter written by the elected national governing body of the Baha’is of the United States in February 2017.

In the letter, the National Spiritual Assembly asserts its belief in “the fundamental goodness and decency of the masses of our fellow-citizens,” who “desire genuine justice and prosperity for everyone.” The letter urges us all to work together in our neighborhoods to develop spiritually-based patterns of community life, and to engage with each other in enriching public discourse and collective social action.

Read the entire statement A Pivotal Time