I thought there is Core in the USA. Is that not considered an alternative? Dear Janine,
The Fundamental Verities portion of the Core Curriculum existed prior to the Study Circles and was then modified to meet the House's criteria for a basic sequence of courses. But Ruhi got a head start here because it was the only one which met the House's criteria already. Therefore the Institutes were then packed with pro-Ruhi enthusiasts. When the NSA ordered that Fundamental Verities be offered as an alternative to Ruhi, the Institutes resisted, backed I think by the Counsellors and ABMs. Then Paul Lample was sent out by the ITC to persuade the NSA to change its decision. "and one can always ask for confirmation of the view of a counsellor by writing to the UHJ. They have known to disagree with the view of a counsellor before, and with the view of an NSA before." I have heard rumors that the NSA may have done that, but I can't say for sure. warmest, Susan __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
