Few lesser-known facts about the Baha'i faith.

1. The Baha'i faith is primarily focused on self-preservation and growth, with most activities centered around gaining new members.

2. It uses euphemistic language to obscure meaning - censorship is called "review," proselytizing is "teaching," and so on.

3. The religion presents itself as persecuted, but its origins involve violent rebellion and political intrigue, especially in 19th-century Iran.

4. Baha'is historically aligned with imperial powers like Russia, the Young Turks, and the British. Today they co-operate closely with Israel.

5. Membership numbers are inflated, relying on self-reported data that doesn't match independent census figures.

6. Stories of persecution in Iran are selectively told, many Baha'is travel there freely, suggesting the narrative is exaggerated for publicity.

7. The administrative system is authoritarian and male-dominated, with no campaigning, lifetime leaders, and women barred from membership in the UHJ.

8. Leadership excommunicated all of Baha'u'llah’s descendants. The Guardian role ended without a successor, breaking their own succession plan.

9. Failed prophecies are quietly ignored (like world peace by 2000), and older books are retroactively edited to remove inconvenient content.

10. Despite claiming respect for all religions, Baha'is reinterpret or reject core doctrines of others to fit their own theology.

11. Key writings were withheld from translation for decades, likely to shield followers from controversial or problematic content.