As regards the question you asked him: he feels that the
Bahá’ís in Germany should, by all means, follow the same procedure as regards
withdrawing from church membership as that in America. You should point out to
the believers that, by belonging to other organized religious bodies, we are
not acting openly because we firmly believe Christ has come again—so how can we
belong to a church which does not accept Bahá’u’lláh and His message as the
fulfilment of Jesus’ message and the reappearance of Jesus Himself? - Shoghi Effendi (From a
letter dated 30 July 1946 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi; ‘The Light of
Divine Guidance, vol. 1)
