[ Browse by Service Category : Target Populations : Sub-Topics of Religious Groups/Communities (11) ]
| Baha'i Community | ||||
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Individuals who follow the doctrines and practices of the sect founded in Iran that emphasizes the spiritual unity of mankind, affirms the equality of men and women, urges the abandonment of all forms of prejudice, supports the elimination of extremes of poverty and wealth, recognizes the unity and relativity of religious truth, asserts that true religion is in a harmony with reason and the pursuit of scientific knowledge, emphasizes the responsibility of all persons to independently search for the truth, and advocates peace and universal education. |
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| Christian Community | ||||
Any of a group of religious faiths that are based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as described in the New Testament of the Bible. |
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| Muslim Community | ||||
Followers of Islam, the religious faith and cultural system that is based on the belief in Allah as the sole deity, in Muhammad as the prophet of Allah and in the Koran as the revelation of Allah to Muhammad and the divinely authorized basis for the religious, social, civil, commercial and legal regulations of the Islamic world. |
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