Local Bahá'í News

On the weekend of March 24-26, the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Indianapolis had the honor of attending a special visit at National in Wilmette, Illinois with eight other Assemblies from throughout the nation. Assembly members deepened on important topics, prayed for their communities, visited with the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, and attended a memorial service for Fred Schecter, a lifelong devoted Baha'i pioneer.

"Bahá’ís do not seek political power. They will not accept political posts in their respective governments, whatever the particular system in place, though they will take up positions which they deem to be purely administrative in nature. They will not affiliate themselves with political parties, become entangled in partisan issues, or participate in programmes tied to the divisive agendas of any group or faction. At the same time, Bahá’ís respect those who, out of a sincere desire to serve their countries, choose to pursue political aspirations or to engage in political activity.

At the Race Unity Discussion Series on Monday, January 2, 2017, Greg Wilson spoke about the Ten Point Coalition.The vision of this organization is to bring the faith community, community leaders, businesses, law enforcement, and the court system to address critical issues in the community such as violence, chronic unemployment, and lack of education.