@thedaemon Unitarian Universalism is a rather interesting organization and group of people. My experience has been that they tend to be more political than spiritual, and are geared more toward activism than community. No doubt every local body is unique.

While I’m not sure what you are looking for in a church, if #UU is appealing to you you may also want to check out #Bahai

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BC%C3%AD_Faith?wprov=sfti1

The NSA of the Bahá'ís of America released a compilation on marriage, and there was one line I really liked from `Abdu'l-baha, where He describes the quality of spiritual love as "a tenderness which is not of this world."

@bahaifaith #bahai

Le fascisme, c'est ça : mettre en prison une personne de 90 ans, juste du fait de ses convictions religieuses. Ne laissons nous pas nous diviser et instiller la haine. Soyons fraternels.

#bahai #HumanRights

https://www.rfi.fr/fr/moyen-orient/20230816-minorit%C3%A9-religieuse-baha%C3%AF-en-iran-une-r%C3%A9pression-organis%C3%A9e-pens%C3%A9e-planifi%C3%A9e

@ghordano @profoundlynerdy

Writing as a #bahai (Baha'i) I can recommend the following two articles, the first on the relationship of the Baha'i Faith and Islam from the point of view of an individual, and the second an excellent article in Wikipedia about the concept of an International Auxiliary Language as proposed by the Baha'i Faith.

First article:

https://bahaiteachings.org/is-the-bahai-faith-islam-lite/

[continued]

@ghordano My interactions with Baha'i have been sparse. It's my understanding that they don't really push the Esperanto language. Rather, the idea of a single universal (auxiliary?) language appeals to them on philosophical and religious grounds.

Baha'i are an offshoot of Islam, right? So, wouldn't #Arabic be a more natural choice for them than #Esperanto? It already has a huge speaker-base.

Maybe an actual #bahai can comment.

Does your spiritual/religious practice bring you joy and improve your life overall?

Bonus Question: Which religion/spiritual practice do you follow? Please comment your answer.

#religion #spiritual #spirituality #atheism #polytheism #monotheism #animism #henotheism #Christianity #Judiasm #Islam #Hinduism #Bahai #Buddhism #Shinto #paganism

To my #bahai friends, I have created a Guppe relay, which will automatically boost any content which tags @bahaifaith.

You can follow this account to quickly build a list of fellow Bahá'ís to follow, and you can help the Bahá'ís on Fedi project grow by contributing to it!

Contribute by tagging Bahá'í-related content and discussion with @bahaifaith.

Could courtesy - "the prince of virtues" - transform the way we interact with people over social media?

#socialmedia #courtesy #virtues #love #humanity #technology #behavior #oneness #connection #world #journalism #bahai

https://bahaiteachings.org/can-courtesy-help-social-media-fulfill-its-promise/

2004

Events
June 2: The Bahá’í International Community launches the Bahá’í Reference Library website.
November 15: The Bahá’í community of Iran submits a letter outlining its persecution and emphasizing the Bahá’í principle of obedience to government to the President of Iran.

Deaths
April 2: Ola Pawlowska, Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for St. Pierre and...

https://bahaipedia.org/2004 #bahai

Coverage of the Baha'i Faith in the Cornell Daily Sun

From Bahá'í Period of Historical mentions, the the Cornell Daily Sun, an independent daily newspaper published by students at Cornell University and hired employees, from at least Feb 1910, began to mention the Baha'i Faith. The modern website is at CornellSun.com. There are gaps in the coverage such as most of the year 1909. There are also years...

https://bahaipedia.org/Coverage_of_the_Baha%27i_Faith_in_the_Cornell_Daily_Sun #bahai

O SON OF THE SUPREME! To the eternal I call thee, yet thou dost seek that which perisheth. What hath made thee turn away from Our desire and seek thine own? #inspiration #quotes #bahai

Juneau, Alaska

Juneau is a city in the U.S. state of Alaska.
History
Establishment of the Community
Juneau was the first city in Alaska to have a Bahá’í pioneer with librarian Margaret Duncan Green living in the city from June 1915 to June 1918 during which she worked at a public library donating several Bahá’í books to its collection and actively teaching. In...

https://bahaipedia.org/Juneau,_Alaska #bahai

O SON OF MAN! Divest not thyself of My beauteous robe, and forfeit not thy portion from My wondrous fountain, lest thou shouldst thirst for evermore. #inspiration #quotes #bahai

David Tanyi

David Tanyi (January 1, 1928 - June 3, 2000) was a Cameroonian Bahá’í who was named a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh for pioneering to Togo and he also pioneered to Ghana. Enoch Olinga referred to him and his wife, Esther, as the "Adam and Eve of the Faith in Cameroon."
Biography
Tanyi was born in Bakebe village in Southwest Cameroon in 1928 and he was...

https://bahaipedia.org/David_Tanyi #bahai #biography

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union, or Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a political federation of republics that existed from 1917 to 1991. The Soviet Union spanned the continents of Europe and Asia from the Baltic and Black Seas to the Pacific Ocean, roughly corresponding to the territory of the former Russian Empire. For most of its history, the...

https://bahaipedia.org/Soviet_Union #bahai

O MY SERVANT! The best of men are they that earn a livelihood by their calling and spend upon themselves and upon their kindred for the love of God, the Lord of all worlds. The mystic and wondrous Bride, hidden ere this beneath the veiling of utterance, hath now, by the grace of God and His divine favor, been made manifest even as the resplendent light shed by the beauty of the Beloved. I bear witness, O friends! that the favor is... #inspiration #quotes #bahai

Hájí Siyyid Muhammad Afnán

Hájí Siyyid Muhammad was a member of the Afnán family. He broke the Covenant by supporting Mírzá Muhammad ‘Alí in his opposition to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. ​

Biography
Muhammad was a son of Afnán-i-Kabír. At some point he was sent to Bombay, India, to succeed his brother, Hájí Siyyid Mírzá, in managing the Bombay branch of the Afnán family trading...

https://bahaipedia.org/H%C3%A1j%C3%AD_Siyyid_Muhammad_Afn%C3%A1n #bahai

O SON OF DUST! Beware! Walk not with the ungodly and seek not fellowship with him, for such companionship turneth the radiance of the heart into infernal fire. #inspiration #quotes #bahai

Clyde Longyear

Dr. Clyde Stanley Longyear (May 27, 1881 - July 23, 1957) was an American Bahá’í who served on several state level Bahá’í institutions and the Inter-America Committee.
Background
Longyear was born in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1881. He married Marion Hodge in 1917 and they had a son, John, while in Minnesota the following year however he passed in 1940...

https://bahaipedia.org/Clyde_Longyear #bahai

And this is how to teach: with an eloquent tongue, a ready pen, a goodly character, pleasing words, and righteous ways and deeds. #inspiration #quotes #bahai