Obstinacy
How great was the obstinacy with which the Jewish converts among the early Christians adhered to the ceremonies of their ancestors, and how fervent their eagerness to impose them on the Gentiles!
- Shoghi Effendi, The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 57
By my life, you are created for love and affection and not for hatred and obstinacy.
- Bahá’í Scriptures, p. 190
Verily, we have been occupied with ourselves. The intoxication of passion seized us; we have taken the road of heedlessness and blindness; have abandoned the path of guidance and have chosen the path of obstinacy and forgotten the commandments of the ancient Scriptures.
- Bahá’í Scriptures, p. 407
Quote of the Day
Fidal 19 Mashiyyat 182 B.E.
While an Assembly should not and is not competent to determine whether a child is truly at risk, it is competent, and may have an obligation, to determine whether the allegation has some reasonable basis and the manner in which to proceed withreporting requirements.
From a letter written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to a National Spiritual Assembly – 4 August, 1996