• He cannot attend Nineteen Day Feasts or other meetings for Bahá'ís only, including International Conferences, and therefore cannot take part in consultation on the affairs of the community.
• He cannot contribute to the Bahá'í Fund.
• He cannot receive newsletters and other bulletins whose circulation is restricted to Bahá'ís.
• He cannot have a Bahá'í marriage ceremony and therefore is not able to marry a Bahá'í.
• He may not have a Bahá'í pilgrimage.
• Although he is free to teach the Faith on his own behalf, he should not be used as a teacher or speaker in programs sponsored by Bahá'ís.
• He is debarred from participating in administrative matters, including the right to vote in Bahá'í elections.
• He cannot hold office or be appointed to a committee.
• He should not be given credentials (which imply that he is a Bahá'í in good standing).
Two points in this list are especially noteworthy: To go on pilgrimage is a religious duty for each male Baha'i who is able to do this so by prohibiting this, the National Spiritual Assembly prevents the believer from obeying the Baha'i law. The second issue concerns the refusal of a Baha'i wedding ceremony which is open even to Non-Baha'is. That means that a Baha'i without administrative rights is ranked lower than a Non-Baha'i (at least in this matter). Accordingly, the privileges which are not denied mainly include those open to Non-Baha'is as well... Furthermore, a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi states that although “it is not forbidden for the friends to associate with the individual, yet their association should be on a formal basis". It remains unclear what such an association should look like...
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