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"In view of the importance of such a statement, he feels it
is his duty to explain that the Laws revealed by Bahá'u'lláh in
the Aqdas are, whenever practical and not in direct conflict
with the Civil laws of the land, absolutely binding on every
believer or Bahá'í institution whether in the East or in the
West. Certain laws, such as fasting, obligatory prayers, the
consent of the parents before marriage, avoidance of alcoholic
drinks, monogamy, should be regarded by all believers as universally
and vitally applicable at the present time. Others have
been formulated in anticipation of a state of society destined
to emerge from the chaotic conditions that prevail today.
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