They have different values and beliefs Too often these differences lead to contention, conflict, injustice, suffering, oppression, and social instability In emphasizing the essential spiritual dignity and freedom of every soul. Baha’is of the united states Extracts from the writings of baha'u'llah, letters written on behalf of shoghi effendi and letters written by or for the universal house of justice emphasize that baha'is empathize with homosexuals while not viewing homosexuality as natural or permanent The baha’i religion believes that everyone is equal, no matter what ethnicity or gender, but what about sexual orientation
According to the teachings of baha’u’llah, we have one duty toward each other — that is to love This love, the baha’i scriptures repeatedly remind us, must be universal because god’s love is universal: The baháʼí faith considers homosexual sexual intimacy to be against god's will as taught by founder baháʼu'lláh, [1][2][3] and views homosexuality as against nature and a sickness [4] the organization places emphasis on what it describes as traditional family values, [5][6] and marriage between a man and a woman is the only form of sexual relationship permitted for baháʼís Homosexuality, according to the writings of bahá’u’lláh, is spiritually condemned This does not mean that people so afflicted must not be helped and advised and sympathized with
Which, alas, is all too often the accepted attitude nowadays.
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