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Incest

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Incest is most debased form of sexual abuse of children (which more reprehensible perversion of human conduct can hardly be imagined) and institutions must be vigilant about this, and parent should not remain silent, taking all necessary measures[edit]

"It is difficult to imagine a more reprehensible perversion of human conduct than the sexual abuse of children, which finds its most debased form in incest. At a time in the fortunes of humanity when, in the words of the Guardian, “The perversion of human nature, the degradation of human conduct, the corruption and dissolution of human institutions, reveal themselves ... in their worst and most revolting aspects,” and when “the voice of human conscience is stilled,” when “the sense of decency and shame is obscured,” the Bahá'í institutions must be uncompromising and vigilant in their commitment to the protection of the children entrusted to their care, and must not allow either threats or appeals to expediency to divert them from their duty. A parent who is aware that the marriage partner is subjecting a child to such sexual abuse should not remain silent, but must take all necessary measures, with the assistance of the Spiritual Assembly or civil authorities if necessary, to bring about an immediate cessation of such grossly immoral behaviour, and to promote healing and therapy."

(Self-Defense, the Ungodly, Infallibility, and Sexual Violence and Abuse)

If a child were conceived out of incest, it would qualify for consideration of removal of requirement for parental consent in marriage[edit]

"Bahá'u'lláh has placed great emphasis on the duties of parents toward their children, and He has urged children to have gratitude in their hearts for their parents, whose good pleasure they should strive to win as a means of pleasing God Himself. However, He has indicated that under certain circumstances, the parents could be deprived of the right of parenthood as a consequence of their actions. The Universal House of Justice has the right to legislate on this matter. It has decided for the present that all cases should be referred to it in which the conduct or character of a parent appears to render him unworthy of having such parental rights as that of giving consent to marriage. Such questions could arise, for example, when a parent has committed incest, or when the child was conceived as a consequence of rape, and also when a parent consciously fails to protect the child from flagrant sexual abuse."

(Universal House of Justice, Self-Defense, the Ungodly, Infallibility, and Sexual Violence and Abuse)

See also[edit]

  • Child abuse
  • Paederasty
  • Marriage with relatives
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This page was last edited on 8 March 2025, at 16:58.
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