- 2000-05-00 — Subsequent to the message of the Universal House of Justice of 28 December 1999 in which the laws of obligatory prayer, fasting and the recitation of the Greatest Name 95 times per day where made applicable to all believers, the compilation The Importance of Obligatory Prayer and Fasting was published. It was prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice with the purpose “to deepen their awareness of the blessings conferred by the laws which directly foster the devotional life of the individual and, thus, of the community.”
In a letter to an individual dated 23 February 2000 the Universal House of Justice described these three laws as "a matter of conscience" in that they are not enforceable as are the laws of marriage. They also point out that, unlike most laws, "genuine ignorance of a law is acceptable as an excuse for not adhering to it'.
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