The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States has developed a manual, Guidelines for Spiritual Assemblies on Domestic Violence, to provide informed, consistent and explicit guidance to Local Spiritual Assemblies on domestic violence. The manual is designed to familiarize local Assemblies with the many forms of domestic violence, to eliminate misconceptions about it and to assist Local Spiritual Assemblies in providing guidance to members of the Baha’i community on this issue.

Although this manual is intended primarily as a reference tool when a Local Spiritual Assembly is confronted with a situation of domestic violence, we welcome its examination by others who also are seeking to free humanity from this pernicious and age-old social disorder.