Make Baha'i a major world religion.

Well Buddhism has also no active mission, but there are many westerners who convert to Buddhism.
An active mission is really not needed for a religion to gain members.

Actually, there is a lot of evangelism in some strains of Buddhism. It's just more about self-help and self-improvement (broadly defined) than converting to a set of beliefs. As Ubergeek noted, a lot of trendy people do prostletize for zen and other Buddhist-related strains. Just go to the self-help section of any bookstore.
 
Actually, there is a lot of evangelism in some strains of Buddhism. It's just more about self-help and self-improvement (broadly defined) than converting to a set of beliefs. As Ubergeek noted, a lot of trendy people do prostletize for zen and other Buddhist-related strains. Just go to the self-help section of any bookstore.

Political and stuff play in too at times - Tibetan Vajran/Tantric Buddhism got popular, by example. Sympathy for the cause..
 
yes, but still a minority, and note it - like for Bahia, its kinda a religion.. trendy mode for intelectuals and some elite.

Yup, Not meaning disrespect on Baha'i, I've always tended to see Baha'i faith something like an Islam-based movement equivalent to Chistian-based unitarian-universalism. Very liberal, but deep-down based on an abrahamic religion. Unlike Buddhism, which doesn't even require belief in a supreme being, there is most definitely a God in Baha'i faith.
 
Yup, Not meaning disrespect on Baha'i, I've always tended to see Baha'i faith something like an Islam-based movement equivalent to Chistian-based unitarian-universalism. Very liberal, but deep-down based on an abrahamic religion. Unlike Buddhism, which doesn't even require belief in a supreme being, there is most definitely a God in Baha'i faith.

Albeit the 'all books can be holy' part could be very attractive.. (more) respectfull of local traditions.
Maybe mixed with a multiculturalist thinker...

TRUDEAU, converting to bahia? Oh snap.
 
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