Regarding the Bahá'í teachings on divorce. While the latter has been made permissible by Bahá'u'lláh yet he has strongly discouraged its practice, for if not checked and seriously controlled it leads gradually to the disruption of family life and to the disintegration of society.... (In a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi, 16 November 1936 to an individual believer; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Divorce)
