Before this past summer, Topekan Duane Herrmann had made two pilgrimages to the international headquarters of the Baha’i faith in Haifa, Israel. This summer, he made his third trip to Haifa at the ...

Paul Murray: Member of the Baha'i faith, which recently celebrated the new year Background: Born and raised in Amsterdam, he graduated from the University of North Dakota where he studied music theory ...

Bahá'ís in Bermuda and around the world will next Saturday celebrate Naw-Ruz, the Bahá'í New Year. Naw-Ruz aligns with the spring equinox, the time when the sun crosses the equator line in a northerly ...

Many religious groups, particularly those of biblical faith, have covenants – agreements between people and God – as central to their beliefs. Members of the Baha’i faith have two types of covenants, ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The Bahá’í religion has grown from its birthplace in Iran in the mid-1800s to ...

Drama is essential to the launching of a new religion. Christian Science was the rare exception; Mary Baker Eddy started it in 1866 simply by having a revelation. Conforming to the rule is another ...

As a young atheist, Nader Saiedi felt that his family’s religion contradicted his trust in reason. The current UCLA professor could not reconcile what he believed were inconsistencies between faith ...

Acceptance of the faith Founded in Iran in 1844, the Baha’i Faith has more than 5 million followers in 236 countries and territories. Its central theme is that humanity is one single race and that it ...

Baha’is believe in a single, omniscient and almighty God. The religion accepts the validity of all religions and the unity of all people. According to the 2016 edition of “Yearbook of International ...

According to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahai'is of the United States, the faith is the youngest of the world's independent religions. It is based on the teachings of Baha'u'llah, who is ...

Director Mary Darling uses a Baha'i heroine's persecution in Iran to explore moral courage, forgiveness and the hope of a ...

Director Justin Baldoni’s religious beliefs are reportedly playing a part in his ongoing legal drama with It Ends With Us costar Blake Lively. Baldoni, 41, is a member of the Baha'i faith, a religion ...