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Old 04-28-2009, 11:16 AM
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Default Does baha'i teach vegetarianism?

I only met a few but they were all vegetarian, but nothing I Google says that's a teaching of the religion.
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Old 05-02-2009, 11:16 AM
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I didn't know either, so I go ogled "Baha'i vegetarian" and got a bunch of good stuff.

Here's a quote I copied for you:

It should be stressed that vegetarianism is not considered a major issue in the Bah?'? community. Indeed, Bah?'?s are not generally vegetarian, coming as they do from every part of the earth and from many religious and ethnic backgrounds. However, many Bah?'? teachings on diet are similar to those of Gandhi, an ardent vegetarian. While there are no dietary restrictions in the Bah?'? Faith (aside from the prohibition against intoxicants), Shoghi Effendi said, ``It is certain, however, that if man can live on a purely vegetarian diet and thus avoid killing animals, it would be much preferable.''

Here's where I found it: http://bahai-library.com/books/gandhi/node86.html
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Old 05-05-2009, 11:16 AM
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Actually vegetarianism teaches Bahai.
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Old 05-10-2009, 11:16 AM
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The Baha'i Faith does not teach vegetarianism but does suggest that as is "compassionate" to be a vegetarian. Also, as the quote below shows, the Baha'i Writings suggest that in the future humanity will move more and more into a vegetarian direction:

"As humanity progresses, meat will be used less and less, for the teeth of man are not carnivorous. For example, the lion is endowed with carnivorous teeth, which are intended for meat, and if meat be not found, the lion starves. The lion cannot graze; its teeth are of different shape. The digestive system of the lion is such that it cannot receive nourishment save through meat. The eagle has a crooked beak, the lower part shorter than the upper. It cannot pick up grain; it cannot graze; therefore, it is compelled to partake of meat. The domestic animals have herbivorous teeth formed to cut grass, which is their fodder. The human teeth, the molars, are formed to grind grain. The front teeth, the incisors, are for fruits, etc. It is, therefore, quite apparent according to the implements for eating that man's food is intended to be grain and not meat. When mankind is more fully developed, the eating of meat will gradually cease."

Abdu'l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 170
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