Darz
Member
During my investigation of the Baha'i Faith I have come across numerous articles and comments that say that women are excluded from being elected to and serving on the Universal House of Justice.
However, today I found a completely contradictory statement on the Universal House of Justice website(found in the quote).
After seeing this statement, I am completely confused as to why I have read statements(which were even written after this declaration) which lead me to believe that women are still to this current day being excluded from serving on the UHJ.
However, today I found a completely contradictory statement on the Universal House of Justice website(found in the quote).
After seeing this statement, I am completely confused as to why I have read statements(which were even written after this declaration) which lead me to believe that women are still to this current day being excluded from serving on the UHJ.
Womens Rights and Baha'i Faith Justice[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Lucida Handwriting]The appointed body of the Universal House of Justice in its first stage, once and for all, herby resolves that:
Based upon the Explicit Holy Text and the clear and manifest proofs and evidences contained within, and in accordance with, the revealed statements of Baha'u'llah, 'Abdu'l-Baha, and Shoghi Effendi, the Universal House of Justice shall be comprised of both men and women.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Lucida Handwriting]And furthermore, that:[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Lucida Handwriting] The membership of both men and women on the Universal House of Justice is constituted within the Baha'i Administrative Order, that is, the membership of both men and women on the Universal House of Justice forms an irremovable part of the constitution of the Universal House of Justice in all its stages.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Lucida Handwriting]And therefore, that: [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Lucida Handwriting] In confomity with, and in enforcement of, the Explicit Holy Text, if women are not elected to the Universal House of Justice than that election shall be declared invalid.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, Lucida Handwriting][Approved this eighteenth day of Mulk in the year one hundred and fifty-two of the Baha'i Era (February 24, 1996)][/FONT]