local Assemblies had been formed and there are National Assemblies in the United States; British Isles; Germany and Austria, Egypt and Sudan; ‘Iráq; India, Pakistan and Burma; Persia; Australia and New Zealand; Canada; Central America; and South America.
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Fundamental in these teachings is faith in One God and one humanity. Knowledge is the greatest gift of God to man and the search for it must be free and unfettered. Religion and science must work as a team for human benefit. Otherwise, religion deteriorates into superstition and science becomes a Frankenstein monster. Education must be universal and compulsory. A world language, to be chosen democratically, must be taught along with the national tongues in all the schools of the world. Women should have the same chances as men in all fields. The hate-creating prejudices of nation, race, creed, and class must be wiped out. Religion must be the cause of that genuine love that goes beyond mere tolerance. The abolition of poverty is not just a mathematical question; it is a spiritual problem facing all men of good will. There must be work for all with no idle poor and no idle rich. Service is prayer. Honest labor is raised to the rank of worship.
Bahá’u’lláh long ago urged the reduction of national armaments. Dis-