One teaching found in Holy Scripture is the idea of Social Justice.Not only the idea of compassion,kindness and generosity to the poor,but above all Justice.Not merely being nice to the poor,but doing the right thing in our relations with all our fellow humans.
Holy Scripture calls us to a vision of life in community that challenges the politics of the moment,and gives us an ideal of society that we are to strive to build up.
In the Book of Mormon (4Nephi) an ideal society based on Christian principles is described in such beautiful terms.How can those to read the Book of Mormon as Holy Scripture not see this as a call to create a truly just society?
Baha'i Faith calls for the elimination of extremes of wealth and poverty,in line with the teachings of the Bible and the Book of Mormon.The challenge is to translate these teachings into action,and create a world based on peace and social justice and respect for the inherent dignity of every single member of the human family.
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