# Political Non-Involvement

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> POLITICAL NON-INVOLVEMENT
> 
> BAHA'I WORLD CENTER
> 
> 12 January 2003
> Transmitted by email:
> 
> Dear Baha'i Friend,
>     Your email letter of 8 November 2002 has been received at the Baha'i
> World Center and passed to our Department for response. As you are
> aware, it is not the practice of Baha'i institutions or individuals to take
> positions on the political decisions of governments. One of the greatest
> obstacles to progress is the tendency of Baha'is to be drawn into the
> general attitudes and disputes that surround them. The central importance
> of the principle of avoidance of politics and controversial matters is that
> Baha'is should not allow themselves to be involved in the disputes of the
> many conflicting elements of the society around them.
>     The aim of the Baha'is is to reconcile viewpoints, to heal divisions, and to
> bring about tolerance and mutual respect among men, and this aim is
> undermined if we allow ourselves to be swept along by the ephemeral
> passions of others. This does not mean that Baha'is cannot collaborate
> with any non-Baha'i movement; it does mean that good judgment is
> required to distinguish those activities and associations which are
> beneficial and constructive from those which are divisive.
> 
>     With loving Baha'i greetings,
>     Department of the Secretariat
>
> — *Political Non-Involvement*