Critics of religion
Since the beginning there have been many critics on religion…
Seen as a tool for powerful people to enslave others…
… and as a source of all problems in the world
Educators of Humanity
Religion is as old as humanity. It is difficult to identify a time in the history of humankind when religion did not exist. God has always revealed his purpose to man through an individual called by different names, such as a prophet or a messenger of God. In the Bahá’í Faith, those Holy men are called the Manifestations of God as they manifest the attributes of God and bring His message to man.
The Manifestations of God are the only true educators of humanity. In every age, They have provided an education that harmonizes spiritual, intellectual and material development. Moreover, the Manifestations of God and Their teachings are in harmony with each other. They provide a progressive series of objectives whose aim is the eventual unity of mankind.
Hence, without religion we will ignore the development of an important aspect of our reality and consequently we will not achieve our full predestined potential.
This is how ‘Abdu’l-Bahá describes the effect of a true educator:
[1] ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Some Answered Questions, p. 236, Bahá’í Publishing Trust, Willmette, 1981.
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