Literacy
It is a great mistake to believe that because people are illiterate or live primitive lives, they are lacking in either intelligence or sensibility. On the contrary, they may well look on us with the evils of our civilization, with its moral corruption, its ruinous wars, its hypocrisy and conceit, as people who merit watching with both suspicion and contempt. We should meet them as equals, well-wishers, people who admire and respect their ancient decent, and who feel that they will be interested as we are in a living religion and not in the dead forms of present-day churches.
- Shoghi Effendi, Lights of Guidance, p. 523
Quote of the Day
Istiqlal 9 Masail 182 B.E.
When a person enters the Faith with a known substance addiction, the role of the Faith is to provide spiritual support and opportunities for transformation. There are a variety of approaches to overcoming addictive behaviors and believers should be encouraged to avail themselves of private counseling, public agencies and other means.
USA- NSA – Guidelines for Local Spiritual Assemblies, Chapter 14, p. 6