[Vision2020] Evangelical College of Wales - who would have thought?
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DonaldH675@aol.com
Thu, 12 Feb 2004 10:52:47 EST
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Dear Visionaries and Ben Merkle,
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I have to ask Ben, is your new website a way to divert attention away from=20
your curious Ph.D. candidacy at the Evangelical College of Wales? Have you=20
received the gift of bilocation that enables you to simultaneously study at=20=
a=20
Welsh college and teach at NSA? Or, do you =E2=80=9Cattend=E2=80=9D the Amer=
ican version of the=20
college? You know the one, staffed by two American ministers who apparently=
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constitute the U.S. *faculty*? I enjoyed reading their claim: =E2=80=9CIf yo=
u can't=20
leave the USA you can still study with ETCW! The Ph.D. is by thesis only,=20
requiring only one short visit per year.=E2=80=9D http://www.etcw.ac.uk/Fram=
e1/USA.htm =E2=80=9C =20
Silly me, I imagined that if Whitefield Audio Tape College was good enough f=
or=20
George Grant's alleged *Ph.D.,* it would have been more than ample for you.=20
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By the way Ben, I have emailed the University of Wales asking for=20
clarification of their *collaboration* with the Evangelical College of Wales=
. As you know=20
the ECOW advertisement states =E2=80=9CMPhil / PhD degrees are offered in=20
collaboration with the University of Wales. The MPhil and PhD are postgradua=
te awards=20
achieved following the production of a dissertation and its successful defen=
ce in=20
an oral examination.=E2=80=9D http://www.etcw.ac.uk/Courses/MPhil-PhD/MPHPH=
D.htm =20
Strangely, I was unable to find any Ph.D. level courses at ECOW. I urge=20
interested 2020 readers to visit the links on the site for a fuller understa=
nding of=20
the college's program. I was also unable to find a description of=20
accreditation credentials - maybe they are not a usual feature of schools in=
Wales. =20
I look forward to sharing any response I receive from the University of Wale=
s=20
with Vision 2020 readers. You could, perhaps, pass the information I gain=20
along to the parents and students of NSA. So nice for them to see their fac=
ulty=20
climbing up the academic ladder, don't you think? Do you think it=20
presumptuous of me Ben, to suggest that you finish your Master's program loc=
ally before=20
you seek an international degree? =20
=E2=80=9CBenjamin Merkle holds a B.S. in Education (Secondary Education-Chem=
istry,=20
with a minor in History) from the University of Idaho (1996). He is currentl=
y=20
pursuing a Master's degree in English literature at the University of Idaho=20=
and=20
has begun work on a Ph.D. in theology at the Evangelical Theological College=
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of Wales, UK. He also studied theology at Greyfriars Hall [another Wilson In=
c.=20
business] from 1998 to 2000.=E2=80=9D =20
http://www.newstandrews.org/community/faculty/merkle.html
Now that's an academic vita we can all envy. Well, maybe not. But it=20
certainly provides the explanation for your bitterness and bile (don't forge=
t envy=20
is one of the seven deadly sins, Ben) toward actual scholars.
Rose Huskey
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oman"><FONT size=3D3>I have to ask Ben, is your new website a way to divert=20=
attention away from your curious Ph.D. candidacy at the Evangelical College=20=
of Wales?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Have you received t=
he gift of bilocation that enables you to simultaneously study at a&nbs=
p;Welsh college and teach at NSA? Or, do you =E2=80=9Cattend=E2=80=9D t=
he American version of the college? You know the one, staffed by=20=
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ld"> you can still study with ETCW! </SPAN>The Ph.D. is by thesis only, requ=
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ONT size=3D3> =E2=80=9C<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Silly=
me, I imagined that if Whitefield Audio Tape College was good enough for Ge=
orge Grant's alleged *Ph.D.,* it would have been more than ample for you.<SP=
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By the way Ben, I have emailed the <st1:place><st1:PlaceType>University</st1=
:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName>Wales</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> asking for c=
larification of their *collaboration* with the Evangelical College of Wales.=
As you know the ECOW advertisement states =E2=80=9CMPhil / PhD degrees are=20=
offered in collaboration with the <st1:place><st1:PlaceType>University</st1:=
PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName>Wales</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. The MPhil an=
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o find a description of accreditation credentials - maybe they are=
not a usual feature of schools in Wales. </FONT><FONT size=
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<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN>I look forward to sharing any respo=
nse I receive from the University of Wales with Vision 2020 readers. <SPAN s=
tyle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You could, perhaps, pass the informa=
tion I gain along to the parents and students of NSA.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spac=
erun: yes"> </SPAN>So nice for them to see their faculty climbing up t=
he academic ladder, don't you think?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</SPAN>Do you think it presumptuous of me Ben, to suggest that you finish y=
our Master's program locally before you seek an international degree?<SPAN s=
tyle=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: y=
es"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Rom=
an'">=E2=80=9CBenjamin Merkle holds a B.S. in Education (Secondary Education=
-Chemistry, with a minor in History) from the </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceTy=
pe><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Rom=
an'">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR:=
black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> of </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN styl=
e=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Idaho</S=
PAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black=
; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> (1996). He is currently pursuing a Master=
's degree in English literature at the </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPA=
N style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Un=
iversity</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black;=
FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> of </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN style=3D"FO=
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t1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-=
FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> and has begun work on a Ph.D. in theology at the=
Evangelical Theological College of Wales, UK. He also studied theology at G=
reyfriars Hall [another Wilson Inc. business] from 1998 to 2000</SPAN><SPAN=20=
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">.=
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ww.newstandrews.org/community/faculty/merkle.html href=3D"http://www.newstan=
drews.org/community/faculty/merkle.html">http://www.newstandrews.org/communi=
ty/faculty/merkle.html</A></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></S=
PAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Rom=
an'">Now that's an academic vita we can all envy.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun=
: yes"> </SPAN>Well, maybe not.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
; </SPAN>But it certainly provides the explanation for your bitterness =
and bile (don't forget envy is one of the seven deadly sins, Ben) towar=
d actual scholars.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Rom=
an'">Rose Huskey<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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