Temples symbolize human rights, oneness of humanity

Human Rights Day is marked in Germany with concern expressed over human rights violations in Iran.

"The Baha'i House of Worship is itself an architectural monument to human rights, since different religions come into contact here."

- Kordula Schulze-Asche, chairwoman of the Green Party in the German federal state of Hesse.

The Bahá'í House of Worship in Langenhain, Germany

Full story: "Human Rights Day in Germany puts spotlight on Iran" http://news.bahai.org/story/740

There are spiritual principles, or what some call human values, by which solutions can be found for every social problem. ... [G]ood intentions and practical knowledge are usually not enough. The essential merit of spiritual principle is that it not only presents a perspective which harmonizes with that which is immanent in human nature, it also induces an attitude, a dynamic, a will, an aspiration, which facilitate the discovery and implementation of practical measures. ... [A]ll in authority would be well served in their efforts to solve problems if they would first seek to identify the principles involved and then be guided by them.

- The Universal House of Justice, The Promise of World Peace http://info.bahai.org/article-1-7-2-1.html

Musician Anke Keitel explains the ties she feels with the young people of Iran.

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