Bahais Must Be Saved

          
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          Bahais must be saved
          o A people that has survived the Holocaust mu t
          before ver rñ:ndful of attacks upc It others for thezr
          special beliefs. Elie Wiesel chãirrnJn of the.U.S..
          f-folocàust Memorial Council Eends us this poig
          nant appeal:. ‘.. .-• .,
          The world has heard disturbing news— rnernbeñ of
          the Bahai religious group iii Iran have been impris-
          ioned and executed because of their religious beliefs..
          Professing the Bahai faith in Iran is enough to. be
          imprisoned and kiwed.TOnce gaiñ religious, hatred
          has taken a terrible toll
          We must protest this outrage with all our power. We
          hail the fact that President Rtagan and other govern-
          mental authorities have raised their voices in protest
          sofar,to no avail. ‘• , :,. ,
          I am' particularly troubled that echoes of' the Nazi
          cruelties are again being heard in our world. ,
          It is especially distressing that this occurs in a land
          ruled by represeptatives of one ‘of the world's ‘great'
          religions — Islam . —
          Believers in the God of 211 men should spread i :
          passionç not persecution; understanding; not
          All governments and private citizens shóud t
          stand idly by while people are ‘ xec uted for ligio iis
          beliefs ,. - ...
          Perhaps the Human Rights Commission. of the'Un
          ited Nations should look into this matter,, and peap
          ‘an international conference should be called deal with
          the qtiestion. , .‘ . ‘• •‘ ,. - .
          We all vowed after the Nazi outrag&s — Nei er
          Again Now is the time to act on that vow.
          - ‘E1.te Wie e1
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