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The Bahá'í Faith has been criticized by; some: members of other religions whose sacred history the Bahá'í Faith incorporates (particularly [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]]),; anddissidents alsofrom bywithin its own ranks; opponents of [[globalism]]; and by some academic writers from related fields (which include Middle Eastern Studies).

Commonly cited '''controversial''' issues include:

:* Only men can serve on the [[Universal House of Justice]].

:* Bahá'ís are required to shun [[Covenant Breakers]] are shunned.

:* The [[Homosexuality and Bahá'í Faith|Bahá'í teachings on homosexuality]] do not allow forforbid [[homosexual]] acts as well as public expressions of gay identity (e.g., gay marriages).

:* Bahá'ís intending to publish on the faith must submit their writings for censorship by a Bahá'í committee.

Frequently cited '''accusations''' against the faithFaith and its principles include:

:* Scientific or other factual statements of "infallible" central figures were in error. (See [http://bahai-library.com/?file=brown_abdulbahas_views_evolution[Bahá'í evolution],Faith [http://bahai-library.com/uhj/infallibility.abdulbaha.htmland etherScience]])

Frequently cited '''accusations''' against the faith and its principles include:

* Scientific or other factual statements of "infallible" central figures were in error. (See [http://bahai-library.com/?file=brown_abdulbahas_views_evolution evolution], [http://bahai-library.com/uhj/infallibility.abdulbaha.html ether])

:* The Bahá'í Faith distorts other religions in order to claim them for its own sacred history. (See [[Bahá'í Faith and World Religions]])

* Unity is not found in any one religion, let alone all of them. (See [http://bahai-library.com/theses/religious.unity/religious.unity.04.html radical pluralism])

:* Many laws of the [[Kitab-i-Aqdas]] are unsuitableobsolete, or obsoletewere never suitable to begin with.

:* Various levels of the [[Bahá'í administration]] have suppressed the rights of individual Bahá'ís, for example, by expelling dissidents from the faith. (See Frederick Glaysher's [http://www.fglaysher.com/bahaicensorship/Freedom of Conscience] site.)

:* Bahá'í elections favor incumbents and others supported by the administration.

:* Bahá'í sources exaggerate the number of believers, or selectively cite the external sources giving the highest estimates.

:* The Bahá'í institutions have spent an inordinate amount of money on building projects in Haifa (e.g., USD 250 million for "terraces").

:* The Bahá'í authorities in Israel have cooperated with the Israeli government to a greater degree than their religion requires, and have thus received better treatment than other non-Jewish religions.

* Many laws of the [[Kitab-i-Aqdas]] are unsuitable or obsolete.

:* Bahá'ís are [[Zionism|Zionist]] agents trying to subvert the [[Iran|Iranian]] government. (See [http://info.bahai.org/article-1-8-3-21.html Justification of Persecution] [http://www.iran-press-service.com/articles_2001/feb_2001/80_pages_report_20201.htm Iran Press Service])

===Praise===