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Baha’i Election
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Though the season of primaries is almost behind us, November is nearly half a year away and we could still be in for a lot more partisan politics and mudslinging. If it seems like there ought to be a more civil way to run democratic elections, members of the Baha’i faith say that’s because there is. And once a year, they refine a new democratic process in that big white temple in north suburban Wilmette. The 100th Baha’i National Convention was recently held there. Eight Forty-Eight contributor Jennifer Brandel watched the process.
Music Button: Lotus In The Mudd, “World In Need” from the CD Visceral Melee.
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Valerie Smith, Old Saybrook, CT (formerly Chicago, IL) // Tuesday, June 03, 2008 @ 12:10 PM
Thank you so much for the story on Baha'i elections! I was delighted to sit here and listen to it today. Jennifer Brandel did a nice job.
Could someone tell me what the tag music was at the end?
Sincerely,
Valerie Smith
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Lee Anne Olson, Bellefontaine, OH (formerly Evanston, IL) // Tuesday, June 03, 2008 @ 7:22 PM
This was well done. Thank you for featuring Baha'i Elections. They are truly remarkable to participate in.
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Lesa Morey, Sebring, FL // Tuesday, June 03, 2008 @ 7:42 PM
Congratulations to Jennifer Brandel for putting together a refreshing and accurate piece on the Baha'i electoral process! Yes: What a contrast to the power-based U.S. process we must endure every four years! Jennifer successfully got to the bottom line and pointed out how this process shuns the evils of electioneering and instead trusts the power of individual capacity to serve the needs of the greater community. Well done!
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Bud Scott, Salisbury, MD // Tuesday, June 03, 2008 @ 7:54 PM
Very good report. I was excited to hear this report since it is the first time a reporter has been present during the election.
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Nancy McKee, Glen Ellyn // Tuesday, June 03, 2008 @ 8:49 PM
Very nicely done!
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Carroll Straus, Southern California // Tuesday, June 03, 2008 @ 10:18 PM
Yes, excellent coverage. It dies give NE hope!
I am a Baha'i but only for 10 years. I am deeply grateful for the hope this "lived reality" brings our sorely vexed world.
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Vijay M., Skokie, IL(Formerly De Kalb) // Tuesday, June 03, 2008 @ 11:37 PM
First ever experience to see the Convention. Thrilled to see very secular, democratic election happen successfully with the least amount of expenditure, partisan politics and dissension.
Unity and Diversity in reality.
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Suzan Sheer Emmel, Pittsford, NY (formerly Chicago and Skokie, IL) // Wednesday, June 04, 2008 @ 12:02 AM
Thank you, Jennifer Brandel and Chicago Public Radio, for covering the 100th Baha'i National Convention, and for providing such a fair-minded report. One can hope and pray that the spirit of love and unity that is so prevalent in Baha'i elections will have a positive influence on secular elections in the U.S. and throughout the world. It is encouraging to know that it is possible.
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Mitko Gerensky-Greene, Arlington, VA // Wednesday, June 04, 2008 @ 7:20 AM
Thank you for a wonderful presentation of a unique process. Thanks for being objective and truthful in sharing what you have observed!
The closing song is called "World In Need" and comes from the album "Lotus in the Mudd" by the husband and wife duo Visceral Melle. Their website is http://www.undyingfire.com/.
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Lucki Wilder, Chicago, IL (formerly New Britain, CT) // Wednesday, June 04, 2008 @ 9:15 AM
Enjoyed listening to this. Thank you. I live less than 5 miles from "the big white temple" mentioned, so I'm able to easily visit it on CTA rapid transit; & I certainly believe that an election held in that peaceful & reverential space can't help but be something very different from the civic, but seldom civil, norm.
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M.E., Tampa Bay, FL // Wednesday, June 04, 2008 @ 9:40 AM
Thank you on a wonderful report on a process that I strongly believe in. There are solutions - we just have to look for it.
Thank you again!
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Jeffrey Dalton, Washougal WA // Wednesday, June 04, 2008 @ 11:24 AM
Hey this is us! The music at the end of the piece is from our album Visceral Melee. Our band name is Lotus in the Mudd.
Sweeeeet! Thanks for using our tunes... :)
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Ron Somerhalder, Green Bay, Wisconsin // Wednesday, June 04, 2008 @ 12:27 PM
Koodos to Ms Brandel for a focused and objective report of the recent National Baha'i Election and its reverent process.
She mentioned the Baha'i World Center in Isreal. It is interesting to note that the Founder of the Baha'i Faith did not have a vote in living out the remaining years of His life in this holy land. He was banished by both the Ottoman and Persian Governments arriving in August of 1868.
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Thomas Oliver, Burrell Boom, Belize // Wednesday, June 04, 2008 @ 1:09 PM
Excelent presentation on Baha'i Elections. thanks for sharing.
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Randall Dighton, Albany, Oregon // Wednesday, June 04, 2008 @ 1:18 PM
My thanks to Ms. Brandel for an excellent, detailed report on the Baha'i electoral process. Having been a member of the Baha'i Faith for almost four decades, this is only the third time I've ever heard our elections mentioned on the radio, and the other two were quite inaccurate. A committee of the Ugandan government was studying the Baha'i process of voting a couple of years ago, in an effort to find a way to correct the inequities and corruption of its own elections.
It was good to hear the voices of old friends again.
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Esther Bradley-DeTally, Pasadena, CA // Wednesday, June 04, 2008 @ 1:34 PM
I love NPR, another example of wonderful reports: concrete, human, inspiring, delightful!
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john saissan, gilbert/phoenix // Wednesday, June 04, 2008 @ 4:15 PM
Thanks for detailed and great report on Baha'i election. It is time to know about alternative way of thinking and administrative order.
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judith_washington, Drexel Hill, PA // Thursday, June 05, 2008 @ 7:32 AM
This was truly a comprehensive and insightful report, which does credit to the media by upholding high standards. Thanks to the reporter and station.
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Virginia McCoy, Fort Worth,TX // Thursday, June 05, 2008 @ 8:29 AM
Thanks for the clear, factual and uplifting description in a nutshell of the Bahá'í Administrative Order & its election process!
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Richard, Hobbs // Thursday, June 05, 2008 @ 9:19 AM
Timely, fascinating, and truly meets the criteria as "news" vice the majority of biased, incomplete, and ratings-based media presentations from non-NPR media. Something the world should consider seriously.
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Saba Mahanian, Issaquah, WA // Thursday, June 05, 2008 @ 11:55 AM
Truly one of the best reports I have heared about Baha'i election and Baha'i Administrative Order. Wonderful interviews!!
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Daniel, Newcastle upon Tyne / UK // Friday, June 06, 2008 @ 6:34 AM
Alas, our National Conventions in Europe do not enjoy such comprehensive, accurate and fair-minded coverages. Hopefully they will soon.
Congratulations to the NPR and to the US Baha'i Community for so uplifting a report :)
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Alex C., Raleigh, NC, U.S. // Friday, June 06, 2008 @ 8:41 AM
Wow! What a beautiful Story! Very inspiring. Thank you for the great report and keep up the good work.
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Farid Moshtael, Rochester, England UK // Friday, June 06, 2008 @ 11:55 AM
A timely report demonstrating the vast difference between a divinely guided election process in comparison with a man made one. Well done and can we please have some more of these reports on more radio and TV stations throughout the world!!
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Payam Ferdowsyan, Centreville, VA // Friday, June 06, 2008 @ 6:01 PM
It was well done, Great job! It is always a blessing to hear the name of Baha’u’llah and Baha’i faith and that would always bring tears into my eyes, the joy itself that I am borne in this decade so I could be given a chance to know Baha’u’llah!
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S. Dunn, Hillsborough, NC // Friday, June 06, 2008 @ 8:29 PM
It is refreshing to hear of this election process on NPR. It gives hope for the future to a world now living in difficult times.
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Ramses Rashidi, Irvine, CA // Friday, June 06, 2008 @ 10:19 PM
This is really wonderful. I hope to hear more of this kind of reporting.
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Hiro Okada, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan // Saturday, June 07, 2008 @ 2:17 AM
Good program. We had a Baha'i national convention in Tokyo two weeks ago, too.
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Daniel Gilliéron, Switzerland // Saturday, June 07, 2008 @ 12:38 PM
I am a Baha'i from Switzerland. I feel very grateful towards Chicago Public Radio to have aired this accurate broadcast. In Switzerland, we are not yet at this stage. I feel that the Baha'i election process is very spiritual, fair and transparent. I am convinced that each believer participating in it is aware of its divine character, and therefore participates in a solemnel and reverent manner. When I come to think that 2 and half years ago I did not even know the name of Baha'u'llah...
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Raian, Rosario // Saturday, June 07, 2008 @ 8:01 PM
Great and completly information about the Bahá'í elecctions!
A big hug from Argentina
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Kathleen Johnson, Kansas City area // Sunday, June 08, 2008 @ 6:01 AM
Thank you so much for this inspirational and accurate report of Baha'i elections. It is an amazing process that I have been participating in for over 20 years. Your reporting of it was right on target.
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Dina Anvari, East London South Africa // Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 9:21 AM
what a wonderful effort. it's been now 17 years since i attended election in Chicago. just came back from the one in South Africa and i can promise it's just as beautiful.
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Jonny Silva, Florianopolis/SC/Brazil // Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 12:26 PM
Thanks Jennifer Brandel for your impartial and comprehensive report on the Bahá´í Election. Having been a member of the Bahá´í Community for more than 20 years, and participated in some elections, I would say your report pretty much reflects the way Baha´i Elections take place everywhere. It also reminded me of the recent 48th National Convention we had here in Brazil. This is a true manifestation of Unity!!!
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Ramin Yazdi, Laguna Niguel, CA // Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 3:05 PM
Come and join this process. You will never regret it. It is a wonderful experience and open to every single human being on this planet !
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Ramin Yazdi, Laguna Niguel, CA // Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 3:12 PM
I want to say that NPR was also the only national radio news program that covered the 1992 Baha'i World Congress in New York City. It was an amazing show of world unity that only NPR covered. Thank you NPR.
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Patti Brayton, Southlake, Texas // Monday, June 09, 2008 @ 6:39 PM
Thank you for the wonderful interview about the Baha'i election process. Hopefully it will encourage those interested in the faith to seek furthur information about it.
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Regina Rodriguez, Colorado Springs, CO // Tuesday, June 10, 2008 @ 12:25 PM
Thank you for this great job in covering the Baha'i elections. It was awesomely informational, factual and inspirational at the same time!
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Lorna McPherson, Guyana // Tuesday, June 10, 2008 @ 4:56 PM
As a Baha'i and a member of my LSA, this was very pleasing and I shall circulate to all of my friends.
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Susan Bentler // Tuesday, June 10, 2008 @ 6:08 PM
Excellent report! One of the very best reports I have ever heard on my beloved Faith. Eight-Forty-Eight depicted the nuance of the Baha'i Faith and its electoral process with accuracy, detail and heart. Human unity is a wonderful,wonderful thing to behold.
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Fere Hooshmand, Brisbane // Tuesday, June 10, 2008 @ 6:25 PM
Congratulations on a unique report. Thank you for putting your effort on a subject that can help our world to be united and not divited. I believe that partisan politic is divicive, expensive and wastes time in a big way. Usually whoever spends more money and has a better campaign wins. According to youre report, whoever serves humanity wins in the Bahai Faith. Isnt that a better and fairer criteria?
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mel, singapore // Thursday, June 12, 2008 @ 5:08 AM
we are fighting 21st century problems with 16th/17th/18th century institutions. here it is incumbent upon all matured persons to be familiar with the affairs of the community and hence electing the best to lead the community. different from what we see otherwise. very democratic!
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dan, Paris, France // Thursday, June 12, 2008 @ 9:26 AM
Awesome! The future of what democracy should be ;)
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Margaret Tuomi, Jyväskylä, Finland // Saturday, June 14, 2008 @ 6:18 AM
What an excellent report! It would be good to have more programs about the Bahá'ís and how they do things. As a Bahá'í for over 30 years I can say that I have seen this same wonderful process consistently every year. This is not confined to the U.S., in Finland and around the world the Bahá'ís are following the same unique process.
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Susan Turner Jones, Mar Vista, California // Saturday, June 14, 2008 @ 11:01 PM
What a refreshing story! Thank you Eight Forty-Eight for your excellent coverage on this essential story about elections free from mudslinging, ego, and competition. As a Baha'i it is so moving to hear this story told for all to hear.
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anncorvin@bahaiemail.com, Dublin Ireland // Tuesday, June 17, 2008 @ 5:12 PM
A friend sent me clip of Ms Brandel's coverage at Bahai elections its great to see how wellthis lady ran her story. Thank you. Anne Corvin
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P. Mc Malbaf, Melbourne Australia // Wednesday, June 18, 2008 @ 3:07 AM
WOW!
wonderful selection! hope more people around the world would listen to this!!
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B. Armani, CA // Thursday, June 19, 2008 @ 3:09 PM
A friend in Chicago shared this info. via an email. I've known about the Baha'i Faith for many years and have many Baha'i friends, but this was the first time I was learning about the election process. Thank you for your report. I wish that this information could be shared worldwide, and most importantly with all of the politicians in our own U.S. of A.
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vida, foroughi arani karaj iran // Friday, June 20, 2008 @ 5:12 AM
very very nice.
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