David wrote: <> My guess of what Shoghi Effendi meant when he spoke of varied
elements in the community would relate to the skills different people can
offer. Certainly not to making sure we have a diverse mix of ethnic groups on
the Assembly.<>
I think the Guardian's intentions are made clear in the following:
If any discrimination is at all to be tolerated, it should be a discrimination
not against, but rather in favor of the minority, be it racial or otherwise. .
. . So great and vital is this principle that in such circumstances, as when an
equal number of ballots have been cast in an election . . . [and] are balanced
between the various races, faiths or nationalities within the community,
priority should unhesitatingly be accorded the party representing the minority,
and this for no other reason except to stimulate and encourage it, and afford
it an opportunity to further the interests of the community.
(Shoghi Effendi, The Advent of Divine Justice, p. 34)
Bearing in mind the extreme desirability of having the minority elements
participate and share responsibility in the conduct of Bahá'í activity, it
should be the duty of every Bahá'í community so to arrange its affairs that in
cases where individuals belonging to the diverse minority elements within it
are already qualified and fulfill the necessary requirements, Bahá'í
representative institutions, be they Assemblies, conventions, conferences, or
committees, may have represented on them as many of these diverse elements,
racial or otherwise, as possible.
Shoghi Effendi, The Advent of Divine Justice, pp. 35-36
Sandra
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