on 4/8/07 7:13 AM, David Friedman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The last letter refutes what I was told the recent House letter says, so I > imagine there has been some misunderstanding.
I guess. **Never** assume that someone else's Reader's Digest version is an accurate synopsis. Read the material for yourself. http://www.usbnc.org/comm/uhj/2007.asp In this case, it is obvious that the House of Justice is laying out some secondary considerations for making a decision when an elector finds there are more than 9 individuals who meet the basic qualifications laid out by Shoghi Effendi. In a large community, which is where most Baha'is in the world live, it is likely there are several people who are seen as more qualified than the others. But on the next tier, there may well be a dozen or more. When deciding among these, such factors as age, gender and diversity should be taken into consideration. Don C -- He who believes himself spiritual proves he is not. The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/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]
