Re: Obeying the law

[Sandra Chamberlain]

"...Baha'is obey the laws, Federal or state, unless submission to these laws amounts to a denial of their Faith.  We live the Baha'i life, fully and continuously, unless prevented by the authorities.  This implies, if it does not categorically state, that a Baha'i is not required to make a judgment as to the precedence of Federal or state law - this is for the courts to decide."           (From a letter of the Universal House of Justice to the National           Spiritual Assembly of the United States, March 30, 1965:  National           Baha'i Review, No. 32, August, 1970, p. 1)   Dear David,   My reading of this focuses more on the "implication" than the submission to law...  While we are NOT to judge the wisdom of a civil law - it would be within our perogative to question the precedence of such law within the civil court system.  And, you would have the option, also, of moving to another state or country which would allow you to remain chaste.   Sandra ---------- You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public)