The latest commentary on the Baha'i Faith from bloggers and columnists.

The content of these blogs and columns does not necessarily represent the views of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States.

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Shaping a Baha'i identity — for oneself and one’s children — requires “swimming against the tide,” says Befriended Stranger, “and countering the “materialistic osmosis with spiritual action.”

Baha'i Views features “A Poem for Peace” that reminds us of our role in achieving a better world.

Having witnessed the Baha'i democratic process in action, Jeremy Lambshead now has a different notion from four years ago of what might be possible in our democracy. He explores the topic on the NewsweekWashington Post  "On Faith" blog site.

True to their belief in unity in diversity, Baha'is come to the Faith from a striking variety of backgrounds.

When it comes to worth, it’s our acts of kindness that sparkle the brightest.

“We can’t compare faith flatly to reason and declare it intellectually inferior,” says Krista Tippett, host of “Speaking of Faith,” a weekly radio program on American Public Media. “Its territory is the drama of human life, where art is more precise than science....”

“Having lived literally all over the world, it was pretty surprising to me to find what I think is perhaps the ultimate in global religion right here, down the street, in Wilmette Illinois” at the Baha'i Temple . . . its core principles are why I say it may be the ultimate global religion,” writes businesswoman and author Perry Yeatman on The Huffington Post.

Experiencing “the dark night of the soul,” says Correlating, can help us emerge into the light.

Rainn Wilson, who plays Dwight Shrute on “The Office” and stars in the film “The Rocker,” which opens in mid-August, talks about being a Baha'i on NPR’s “Fresh Air.”   Tune in at 28.06 minutes to hear him discuss the Faith and growing up in a Baha'i family.

How do you deal with a friend who’s doing something you don’t approve of? If you’re a Baha'i – or not -- you could turn to The Hidden Words by Baha'u'llah. But, advises blogger Nikhil Ravi, keep in mind the context in which He offers guidance.

Being a Baha'i, says blogger Angela Shortt, is “living the life God intends for me, thus saving me from a certain and early death by my own hands. That's my take on what it means to be a Baha'i, and to be saved.”

A visitor to the Bahá'í World Center in Haifa, Israel, expresses wonder at how well aligned his beliefs are with those of the Bahá'í Faith. (Note: Bahá'ís do not use the term Bahaism.)

Phillipe Copeland, an expectant parent of a biracial baby, comments on a distinctive feature of the Baha'i Faith -- explicitly encouraging interracial marriages and the formation of multiracial families as a means of promoting the oneness of humankind.

“When I made a Baha'i pilgrimage to Haifa, Israel, recently, I experienced a reunion with my worldwide family, and with my own heart,” writes columnist Phyllis Edgerly Ring. What Bahá'u'lláh called “the changeless faith of God, eternal in the past, eternal in the future, draws a circle meant to include each and every one.”