The Baha'i Faith was one of the first religions to mention the equality of men and women, compulsory education for all, the need for religion and science to go hand-in-hand; and it also teaches that one should be loyal to the government, and obey society's laws.
大同教也是第一個明確提出男女平等、普及教育、宗教與科學應相輔相成的宗教。此外，主張消除貧富不均的現象，效忠政府、遵守律法，推行世界共同的輔助語言，排解國際糾紛、設立國際仲裁機構等，都是大同教的教義。