"If a Baha'i is married to a non-Baha'i the non-Baha'i can get a divorce prior to the conclusion of a year of patience. They can do this because Baha'i law is subordinate to civil law. "
Dear David, It is possible for a Baha'i to get a civil divorce prior to the end of the year of patience as well, though this is strongly discouraged as being contrary to the spirit of the Year of Patience. What they can't do according to Baha'i law is remarry until the year is up. "My question is, if this happens must the Baha'i observe the rest of the year of patience even though divorced, or are they allowed to look for love elsewhere?" Yes, they must still observe the Year of Patience. warmest, Susan The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu