Wanderings

So-called "interracial marriage" is also encouraged in the Bahá’í teachings, which stress the essential oneness of the human race.

~ Baha’i International Community, 1992, Magazine – The Baha’is

It is very interesting to me that the Baha’i Faith promotes interracial marriage as a form of world unity, bringing the world one step closer.  I have found an additional effect, however.  Meeting so many interracial couples when I first entered into the Baha’i community challenged some of my own conceptions.  I would meet people of different races and make assumptions about their spouses, and/or not realize who was married to whom.  Although it was a bit embarrassing and sometimes frustrating, it also helped me to grow more accepting of something that I had thought I already accepted.  I did not object to such unions, but because I had such little previous experience with them, I was not accustomed to them.

TeacherJay Baha'i International Community prejudice, racism, reflection, unity