he Baha'i partner is understood to be a Baha'i 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 Baha'i to any declaration of faith in a religion
other than his own. Under these circumstances the Baha'i can partake of
the religious ceremony of his non-Baha'i partner.

"The Baha'i should insist on having the Baha'i ceremony carried out before
or after the non-Baha'i one, on the same day."

121: MARRIAGES, BAHA'I--(REPORTING TO THE NSA)

"In reporting Baha'i marriages it is much better to mention that the
ceremony was performed by the Assembly, as this is the proper thing to do,
and an individual only acts for the Assembly on this occasion. As a
funeral is not a legal ceremony more latitude can be allowed, especially
as the family of the deceased may want some particular Baha'i friend to
officiate."

122: MARRIAGE, BAHA'I (RE: CONSENT OF NATURAL PARENTS)

"Our beloved Guardian made it clear that it was the responsibility of the
Baha'i body performing the marriage ceremony to confirm without question
the fact that the living natural parents of the two individuals who are
being married have given their consent to the marriage. It is preferable
that this consent be given in writing, but if this is not possible, or
inadvisable for some reason, verbal consent in the present of witnesses is
sufficient."... "Regarding your question of applying the sanction of
suspension of voting rights to people who marry without the consent of
parents, this should be done from now on. The laws of the Kitab-i-Aqdas
are explicit and not open to any ambiguity at all. As long as the parents
are alive, the consent must be obtained; it is not conditioned on their
relationship to their children. If the whereabouts of the parents is not
known legally, in other words, if they are legally dead, then it is not
necessary for the children to obtain their consent, obviously. It is not a
question of the child not knowing the present whereabouts of the parents,
it is a question of a legal thing--if the parents are alive, they must be
asked."

123: MARRIAGE OF BAHA'U'LLAH

"It would, however, be very helpful for the friends to know that the
question which the above-mentioned missionary has raised in connection
with the marriage of Baha'u'llah and the provisions in the Aqdas regardi