"UNDERSTANDING MARRIAGE PRACTICES IN THE BAHá'í COMMUNITY"

"Marriage within the Bahá'í community is considered uniquely special. Marriage is viewed as a sacred covenant, established on the basis of a man and a woman's free choice. Besides, it's seen as an emblem of unity designed to foster societal enhancement. In Bahá'í written scripts, marriage is underscored as a sacred and crucial institution. In

A movement that appears theologically sound with regards to the central doctrines of Christianity, but whose actions and procedures are — sociologically — cultic in character, can continue to be regarded a cult of Christianity (a major case in point is the International church buildings of Christ, a movement whose Statement of Faith made it see