Bahá’í Quotes

Vaccination

Regarding your question about vaccination: these are technical matters which have not been specifically mentioned in the teachings, and consequently the Guardian cannot make any statement about them. No doubt medical science will progress tremendously as time goes by, and the treatment of disease become more perfect.

- Shoghi Effendi, Lights of Guidance, p. 292

Quote of the Day

Istijlal 2 Ayyam-i-Ha 182 B.E.

There is no question as to the merits and great services rendered by Amnesty International, nor of the parallels between a number of its goals and those of the Bahá’í Faith. However, problems could arise if you, as a member of the organization, were called upon to undertake actions which would be politically hazardous to Bahá’ís residing in other lands, or which conflict with Bahá’í principles.

Universal House of Justice to an individual – 14 Feb, 1993