Antelope Valley, CA, January 8, 2003-The Bahá’í communities of Antelope Valley will observe World Religion Day on Sunday January 19th, 2003 with a devotional meeting at the Palmdale City Youth Library (38510 N. Sierra Highway) at 2:00 p.m. Followers of all religions are welcome to join in prayers and reading of selections from Holy Scriptures of major religions, highlighting the common spiritual foundation of all religions.

All participants will receive a free Golden Rule Poster.

World Religion Day, observed on the third Sunday in January, was initiated in 1950 by the national administrative body of the Bahá’ís of the United States.
Bahá’u’lláh, Prophet-Founder of the Bahá’í Faith, taught all true religion came from one source through successive messengers which have included Abraham, Moses, Christ, Krishna, Buddha, Zoroaster, Muhammad and the Báb.

According to the Bahá’í writings religion “should be the cause of love and agreement, a bond to unify all mankind for it is a message of peace and goodwill to man from God.”
“Religion is the greatest of all means for the establishment of order in the world and for the peaceful contentment of all that dwell therein,” Bahá’í writings say.
Celebration of World Religion Day has spread to many other countries. In 1985, the government of Sri Lanka issued a postage stamp in commemoration of the day.

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