Renaissance Hotel, Washington, DC
Meeting Room 18
Monday, 11/20/2006
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Dr. Robert H. Stockman, DePaul University, presiding
4:00 Dr. Susan Maneck, Jackson State University,
Jackson, Miss.
"The Bahá'í Covenant as
The Wilmette Institute is pleased to offer its course on the Ministry
of Shoghi Effendi (1897-1957), again. Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith
from 1921 until his passing, Shoghi Effendi devoted much of his early
ministry to construction of the administrative order defined in
`Abdu'l-Bahá's Will and
"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 a
In a word, "YES". It is possible under certain conditions for a Baha`i to seek a civil divorce before the year is up. In those cases the Year of Patience is still binding. Regards, ScottDavid Friedman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: If a Baha'i is married to a non-Baha'i the non-Baha'i can
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. My question is, if this happens must the Baha'i observe the rest of the year of patience even though divorc