Word: baha
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Baha'is emphasize, however, that they don't force people to learn about their faith, but encourage individuals to question its ideas for themselves. "We don't force people to become Baha'is because one of our principles is that you have to investigate independently [to find truth]," says Farshid Sadeghi...
...campus, people appear to be receptive to Baha'i ideas, Harvard Baha'is say. Mohadjer says she thinks the college campus is a good place to spread the values of the faith...
...Academic communities tend to be very easy [to spread beliefs in] compared to other parts of America. [There are] more open minds, more of an intrigue in what's unusual. College campuses are generally quite productive places for people to become Baha'i," says Rhett Diessner, a second-year student at the Graduate School of Education. One becomes a Baha'i by making a declaration of faith, which can occur as early...
...Baha'is give a variety of reasons for adopting their chosen faith, but one in particular stands out: the logicality and open-mindedness which they find in their religion...
Many Harvard Baha'is come from Baha'i families, but members stress that no one is supposed to accept the faith merely because it is practiced by his family. Sadeghi says he had been "immersed in the Baha'i faith" all his life, but adds that "I never accept anything until it's proven. What I like best [about the Baha'i] is that anything can be questioned--you're encouraged...