In its message, the Baha’ism organization stressed on the Baha’ism proselytizing for kids using the excuse of training morality course. However, if it means proselytizing the Baha’i and non-Baha’i kids, it will be against the international legal and moral principles. If the aiming proselytizing group is the Baha’I kids, it will be against the priciple of the free invetigation of truth in this cult.
The leadership foundation of Baha’ism called the universal house of justice mentioned the importance of holding educational programs for kids and teenagers in its messages concerning the Baha’I morality courses.
It is said in parts of these messages pointing out the question posed by the Baha’ism proselytizers concerning holding the Baha’I morality courses and the educational programs for the kids: “You have posed some materials concerning the morality classes and the educational programs for the kids and teenagers in Iran. As you know, the community of the greatest name in Iran has possessed a great background in condification of the course materials and forming disciplined classes of morality course for the Baha’I kids and these classes have certainly played a key role in strengthening the spiritual vigor and the social development of community and preserving God’s faith guard at that holy land. At the same time, the experiences of the baha’I world has shown that; since 1996 A.D., one of the most influential activities in the process of making society is forming disciplined classes for kids and teens locally attempted by educated friends in courses of educational institutes.[1]”
Stressing again on training Baha’ism to the kids in classed called morality and training, the universal house of justice adds: “The course materials of the spiritual institute for the classes of morality course for the kids helps the faith knowledge be increased and for the moral rudiments and the spiritual education ofnthe kids be amplified.[2]”
Nevertheless, Baha’ism orhganization approach concerning kids proselytizing in the message is being investigated in two following ways:
۱) If the Baha’i education by the proselytizers of this cult includes proselytizing Baha’i and non-Baha’i kids as one of the baha’ism teachings is the same training of human being[3] and the Baha’I proselytizers possess a background in proseltizing non-Baha’i kids[4], it will be agiant international legal and moral principles because according to the international laws and the universal manifesto of kid rights approaved on Nov. 20, 1959 A.D. and kid rights convension approaved on Nov. 23, 1989 A.D. of the general assembly of the United Nations Organization wich is executed in almost all countries, kids and teenagers under 18 years of age must be kept out of chnging their religion.[5]
۲) If the aim of the proselytizing group of this message is merely including the Baha’is (It is rally unlikely), it will be also against the independent investigation of truth in this cult. The independent invetigation of truth is the first basis of Baha’ism based on the statements by the Baha’I leaders.[6]
[۱] The leadership foundation of Baha’ism, the universal house of justice, the message dated Sep. 8, 2021, pp. 2-3.
[۲] Ibid.
[۳] Refer to Abbas Effendi, the Sermons, Vol. 2, P. 127.
[۴] For more studies refer to the article: proselytizing for Baha’ism under the cover of classes for solving students’ problems
[۵] Baha’I Pajouhi site, the article: the aggressive proselytizing of the Baha’is with the excuse of educating kids.
[۶] Refer to Ishraq Khawari, the heaven messages, India: Bina, 1985 A.D., p. 11.
