The Lotus Temple and the Baha'i faith

The lotus temple is a nice white building in the shape of a lotus. Really interesting architecturally...cool and quiet inside. I like sitting there for a little while.

The Baha'i religion is faily new...about 160 years old. It started in the area around Tehran in Iran and spread through Turkey, North Africa, and various other parts. Nowadays you can find a Baha'i temple almost anywhere around the world. It's seems interesting, but I wonder why it hasn't caught on more. It includes teachings from almost every religion. Here's the what the pamphlet I got says:

Basic Principles are as folows:

• Oneness of Mankind


• Independant investigation of truth


• The common foundation of all religions


• The essential harmony of science and religion


• The equality of men and women


• Elimination of prejudice of all kinds


• Universal compulsory education


• Universal peace

Sounds wonderful ! I can't say for sure what it's all about, but it seems like it a new age type religion. You can read more about it here.