That's not a Nazi salute, it's an arch of arms, used in many cultures when a group wants to congratulate someone, and also part of folk dancing.

Here's more of the quote - it also shows the importance of remaining non-partisan in all public statements in which the Bahai faith & community is mentioned

"Theirs is not the purpose ... to violate, under any circumstances, the provisions of their country's constitution, much less to allow the machinery of their administration to supersede the government of their respective countries. (Shoghi Effendi, World Order of Baha'u'llah, 66) #Bahai #theology

I have a compilation of quotes about the #Bahai principle of the separation of church and state on my Bahai studies ( #theology) blog: senmcglinn.wordpress.com/compilations...

Why the #Bahai institutions do not take positions on political matters:

@petehegsethsliver.bsky.social Get with the game Pete; the Pres. has switched to Allah. Cuius regio, eius religio.

those Bahais who follow the Bahai writings do not aim at the dissolution of national borders and nation states. God forbid. According to the Bahai writings, both the state (and its borders) and individual rights must be guaranteed by law