600:, where the Baháʼí teachings on sexuality "may appear to be unreasonable, dogmatic, and difficult to apply in Western society". Particularly in the United States, Baháʼís have attempted to reconcile the immutable conservative teachings on sexuality with the otherwise socially progressive teachings of the Faith, but it continues to be a source of controversy. Former Baháʼí William Garlington said the Baháʼí position in America, "can at most be characterized as one of sympathetic disapproval" toward homosexuality, and professor Melissa Wilcox describes Baháʼí teachings as leaving "little room for tolerance of same-sex eroticism", "not given to statements of its disapproval", and "not generally vocally anti-LGBT."
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Baháʼí teachings state that Baháʼís should not treat homosexual people as condemned outcasts, nor expect people who are not Baháʼí to follow Baháʼí laws. The Baháʼí writings teach adherents to treat everyone with respect and dignity, and to eschew an attitude of discrimination and social intolerance
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I don't want to be Tāhirih: Homosexuality in the Bahā'ī Religion in
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1100:"Letter to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada"
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1429:(Paperback ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield.
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and restraint outside of matrimony, Baháʼí practices exclude
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Christianity
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1471:"Bahá'í Youth and Sexuality A Personal/Professional View"
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The scriptural basis for Baháʼí practices comes from the
1452:(3rd ed.). New York, NY: Chelsea House Publishers.
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Compilation: Concerning issues related to homosexuality
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562:(1817–1892), the faith's founder, who forbade
27:Gay and lesbian sexuality and the Bahá'í Faith
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972:. Baháʼí Publishing Trust, New Delhi, India.
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1469:Kennedy, Sharon H.; Kennedy, Andrew (1988).
482:texts from within a religion or faith system
1408:. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 256.
1131:On behalf of Shoghi Effendi (21 May 1954),
969:Lights of Guidance: A Baháʼí Reference File
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1521:. Oxford, UK: Oneworld Publications.
1018:The Kitáb-i-Aqdas: The Most Holy Book
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1864:Religious views on same-sex marriage
1360:. Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
1271:. Qawl 152 BE (published 1995-11-23)
1155:(published 5 July 1993), p. 4
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18:Homosexuality and the Baháʼí Faith
1491:Lepard, Brian D. (October 2008).
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780:Universal House of Justice 2010
1310:"Letter to an American Baháʼí"
1290:"Letter to an American Baháʼí"
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1449:World Religions: Baha'i Faith
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1425:Garlington, William (2008).
1336:. London: Cassell & Co.
1168:The Advent of Divine Justice
1106:, Bahá’í Canada Publications
1427:The Baha'i Faith in America
966:Hornby, Helen, ed. (1983).
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1546:on Baháʼí Library Online
1044:The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Notes
2066:Covenant of Baháʼu'lláh
2044:Some Answered Questions
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1198:Lights of Guidance 1983
1193:Letter to an Individual
1138:Lights of Guidance 1983
1133:Letter to an Individual
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1115:Letter to an individual
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193:Covenant of Baháʼu'lláh
169:Some Answered Questions
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1782:Unitarian Universalism
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2191:Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh
2153:Letters of the Living
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1263:(11 September 1995).
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324:Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh
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2071:Administrative Order
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493:improve this article
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1288:(27 October 2010).
1269:The American Baháʼí
836:, pp. 169–171.
717:, pp. 254–255.
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2006:Nineteen Day Feast
1253:Homosexuality 1993
1246:(16 March 1992a),
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