Directives From the Guardian
120 MARRIAGE TO NON-BAHÁ'Í
"The general principle in regard to the marriage of a Bahá'í
to a non-Baha'i is as follows:
"If a Bahá'í marries a non-Baha'i who wishes to have the
religious ceremony of his own sect carried out, it must be quite
clear that, first, the Bahá'í partner is understood to be a Bahái
by religion, and not to accept the religion of the other party to
the marriage through having his or her religious ceremony; and
second, the ceremony must be of a nature which does not commit
the Bahá'í to any declaration of faith in a religion other
than his own. Under these circumstances the Bahá'í can partake
of the religious ceremony of his non-Baha'i partner.
"The Bahá'í should insist on having the Bahái ceremony
carried out before or after the non-Baha'i one, on the same
day."
Directives From the Guardian
pages 44-45
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