The Universal House of Justice is an elected body that serves as the head of the world-wide Bahai community. It is empowered to decide when Bahai laws are applicable for Bahais, to provide the necessary framework so that they can be applied, and to make laws and rulings for situations that are not covered in Bahai scripture. So it has a very important role in Bahai community life. Unlike all the other Bahai institutions and roles and positions in community life, membership of the Universal House of Justice is, at least for now, reserved for men. I will return to that ‘for now’ briefly, at the end of this posting. Read the rest of this entry »
Posts Tagged ‘women’s rights’
Too tender for the House?
Posted by Sen on May 23, 2010
Posted in Church and State, Community | Tagged: Church and State, feminism, House of Justice, International Tribunal, Organic unity, women's rights, World Order of Baha'u'llah, بهائیت | 44 Comments »
