has had something to do with the silence it s made me think how another faith views the idea of interracial marriage. a newer religion that sees religions like allen and kirsten s not as a threat or ton thwarted but a way to overcome hate and even achieve world peace a? (vo) when it comes to your business, not all bars are created equal. so switch to verizon business unlimited today. we know you care. [music plays] but if this is all too real for you and your loved ones. make the call. because we care too.
there are quarter of a million of them in the u.s. my family has been behi for generations and generations and i was born and raised a behi in the chicago land area. my nuclear family was behi. my mother and my father and that was the foundation that i grew up in. the behi faith began in 1844 in iran and focuses on unity. from the union of these two seeds of love, a wave of tenderness may surge. and on the shores of lake michigan, i ve come to the american behi house of worship to learn more. it really is a spectacular structure. i m in awe every time i see it and i ve been here a million times. chicago native is one of the elected leaders of this community. how would you describe the behi
dawning s mom grew up in china. her dad grew up in america. so you can see it s phenomenal that, you know, our kids are getting married now. i like that harmony that creates. wow, that is beautiful. my goodness. after years of waiting to get the blessing of their parents, dawning and aarya are finally getting to the fun part. this one s pretty. yeah, i like that. the two will get married at the baha i house of worship in just a few months. i like this fabric. it s not so satiny. i like it too. love is a very important concept within the baha i faith. here she comes. wow. and dawning is, i think, the first person who really showed me what that looks like. thank you. this is going to look so nice on you. you like it? yeah. try black? yeah, let s try a black one.
crescent of islam. this may sound like a new age fad but it s actually a global religion that took root in america more than a century ago. abdual traveled to the u.s. to spread division of uppity. abdual baha was proclaiming race unity. we have to come together. we have to figure this out. race is a human cononstruct. it s not spiritual. we re all equal in the side of god. he even encouraged a black man to marry a white woman in new york in 1912 as a way of eliminating racial barriers. at a time when different races didn t mix, this interracial marriage was ground breaking. while the faith doesn t require interracial unions, it does encourage them as a way for followers to understand each other s cultural differences.
did he profest his love for you and you said yikes? i immediately was worried about our friendship. i was worried about what this meant because i could tell this might be real so yikes is what came out. when did yikes turn into okay? at one point he said i know that you re perfect for me but if you don t think i m perfect for you, like that s okay. but if that s not the case, like why not give this a real chance? and he was right. so we like finally decided to give it a go. after just five months of dating, dawning and aria decided they wanted to get married and they were inspired by their faith. he is the bestouer, he established the law of marriage and made it as a forstress for well being and sysalvation. they are behi one of the fastest growing religions.