"Not only will the present-day Spiritual Assemblies be styled differently in future, but they will be enabled also to add to their present functions those powers, duties, and prerogatives necessitated by the recognition of the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh, not merely as one of the recognized religious systems of the world, but as the State Religion of an independent and Sovereign Power."
https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/the-universal-house-of-justice/messages/19950427_001/1#474157083
As such the Baha'i Administrations guidance on Assemblies and, of course, the Universal House of Justice apply which include (may grab quotes later to prove):
- No public dissent against institutional decisions
- No debate on institutional decisions
- No accountability of the institution to the public
- No public criticism or skepticism to be expressed about institutions
- No "electioneering" (read, no campaigns in which prospective electees clearly state their platform)
- No freedom of speech
- No publication of any material without prior submission to institutions for approval
- No independent arbitration of an institutional decision
- No discussion of candidates
- No separation of power (Supreme Court of the Faith also to be subservient to the UHJ in the same way all Assemblies/Governments are)
- No transparency (i.e., minutes, consultations and results of votes confidential)
- Concerns about an institution only to be raised directly with the institution in secret
- Complete subservience of local governance to the Universal House of Justice
- Rulings of the UHJ are infallible and not subject to appeal or discussion
- Contention with a UHJ decision punishable by excommunication
- UHJ decisions considered decisions of God (disagreement to result in excommunication)
- Suspension of the right to vote, be elected, or participate in governance made the prerogative of the institutions
- Individuals subject to 'excommunication' and shunning from society
- Contact with and reading material by shunned individuals forbidden
- Appointed arm (appointed by the UHJ) which "outranks" the elected arm
- Appointed arm responsible for excommunication (complete shunning from society in this scenario)
- Appointed arm responsible for investigating individuals on behalf of the UHJ
- Appointed arm independent of democratically elected institutions
- Appointed arm responsible for ensuring elected arm activities/decisions align with UHJ.
- Appointed arm exempt from criticism, accountability, or transparency (answerable only to UHJ).
Baha'is say the world needs to be mature to be ready for the Baha'i World Order, I say the world needs to be infantilized and regress before it would accept this.
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