Russell Lee Norman's Page

Religion / Faith

Baha'i Faith

I have attended the Parliament of Religions:

Never

Local Religious Community / Interfaith Affiliation:

Baha'i Faith of Escondido, California

Website:

http://www.bahai.org

I have come to PeaceNext looking for:

networking, interreligious advocacy, interreligious exploration, intrareligious reflection

I am inspired by:

Finding other souls who believe in the Oneness of God, the Oneness of Religion and the Oneness of the human race.

Souls who have that same worldvision of uniting everyone in the world in One Common Faith by recognizing and acknowledging the essence of the spiritual teachings of each faith being in accord, and whose proponents believe in and live by the principles inherent at the center of all faiths.
To connect with those who are working to bring about the unity of mankind by considering themselves to be world citizens, loving all equally, valuing all equally, knowing there is only one God and therefore only one religion and that there is truly only One Common Faith.

My favorite spiritual places:

wherever I am

Interreligious causes I care about:

finding the common principles and teachings of all faiths; establishing equality of women and men; removal of all forms of prejudice; education for everyone; proving the unity of science and religion; appreciation of the diversity and nobility of the human family, and working for the establishment of world peace.

Changes I am working toward in my community:

All of the above.

About Me:

I always wanted to know what God wants so I could align my thoughts and actions according to His will instead of my own. I found that the only persons who appeared to have achieved that awareness were the adherents of the pure teachings of the Founders of the faiths they have chosen to follow. The Founders of those global religions all made the same claim of being the channel for God's instructions for mankind at the time they appeared. They are considered to be the 'manifestations' of the qualities of God and they all indicated that the closest man can ever get to know God is to know Them. And if they accept Them then it is their duty to follow their teachings, since they come from God. All consecreated believers in any of these Manifestations are the people I have always been attracted to and inspired by and I've always wanted to be that devoted to God. The ones commonly recognized by billions of people around the world Include Abraham, Moses, Krishna, Buddha, Mohammad, Jesus, and Baha'u'llah, the Founder of the Baha'i Faith, the most recent of the world religions, which began in 1844. It was the only religion I found that acknowledged the other Manifestations who brought Divine Teachings and the only one that considered them to be equal.