[Vision2020] Evangelical College of Wales - who would have thought?
Art Deco
deco@moscow.com
Thu, 12 Feb 2004 08:29:02 -0800
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Rose,
Maybe I'm a bit slow but are you saying the Bennie is a liar and phony?
That NSA therefore is also dishonest and phony?
What is the world coming to?
Wayne Fox
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From: DonaldH675@aol.com
To: vision2020@moscow.com
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 7:52 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] Evangelical College of Wales - who would have
thought?
Dear Visionaries and Ben Merkle,
I have to ask Ben, is your new website a way to divert attention away from
your curious Ph.D. candidacy at the Evangelical College of Wales? Have you
received the gift of bilocation that enables you to simultaneously study at
a Welsh college and teach at NSA? Or, do you “attend” the American version
of the college? You know the one, staffed by two American ministers who
apparently constitute the U.S. *faculty*? I enjoyed reading their claim: “If
you can't leave the USA you can still study with ETCW! The Ph.D. is by
thesis only, requiring only one short visit per year.”
http://www.etcw.ac.uk/Frame1/USA.htm “ Silly me, I imagined that if
Whitefield Audio Tape College was good enough for George Grant's alleged
*Ph.D.,* it would have been more than ample for you.
By the way Ben, I have emailed the University of Wales asking for
clarification of their *collaboration* with the Evangelical College of
Wales. As you know the ECOW advertisement states “MPhil / PhD degrees are
offered in collaboration with the University of Wales. The MPhil and PhD are
postgraduate awards achieved following the production of a dissertation and
its successful defence in an oral examination.”
http://www.etcw.ac.uk/Courses/MPhil-PhD/MPHPHD.htm Strangely, I was unable
to find any Ph.D. level courses at ECOW. I urge interested 2020 readers to
visit the links on the site for a fuller understanding of the college's
program. I was also unable to find a description of accreditation
credentials - maybe they are not a usual feature of schools in Wales.
I look forward to sharing any response I receive from the University of
Wales with Vision 2020 readers. You could, perhaps, pass the information I
gain along to the parents and students of NSA. So nice for them to see
their faculty climbing up the academic ladder, don't you think? Do you
think it presumptuous of me Ben, to suggest that you finish your Master's
program locally before you seek an international degree?
“Benjamin Merkle holds a B.S. in Education (Secondary Education-Chemistry,
with a minor in History) from the University of Idaho (1996). He is
currently pursuing a Master's degree in English literature at the University
of Idaho and has begun work on a Ph.D. in theology at the Evangelical
Theological College of Wales, UK. He also studied theology at Greyfriars
Hall [another Wilson Inc. business] from 1998 to 2000.”
http://www.newstandrews.org/community/faculty/merkle.html
Now that's an academic vita we can all envy. Well, maybe not. But it
certainly provides the explanation for your bitterness and bile (don't
forget envy is one of the seven deadly sins, Ben) toward actual scholars.
Rose Huskey
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow">Rose,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow">Maybe I'm a bit slow but are you saying =
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Arial Narrow">Wayne Fox</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 12, =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] =
Evangelical College=20
of Wales - who would have thought?</DIV>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT =
size=3D3><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">Dear Visionaries and Ben=20
Merkle,<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D3>I have to ask Ben, is your new =
website a=20
way to divert attention away from your curious Ph.D. candidacy at the=20
Evangelical College of Wales?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =20
</SPAN>Have you received the gift of bilocation that enables you to=20
simultaneously study at a Welsh college and teach at =
NSA? Or,=20
do you =E2=80=9Cattend=E2=80=9D the American version of the =
college? You know the=20
one, staffed by two American ministers who apparently constitute =
the U.S.=20
*faculty*? I enjoyed reading their claim: =E2=80=9C<SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">If you can't leave =
the=20
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: =
bold">USA</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> you can still =
study with=20
ETCW! </SPAN>The Ph.D. is by thesis only, requiring only one short =
visit per=20
year.=E2=80=9D </FONT><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A=20
title=3Dhttp://www.etcw.ac.uk/Frame1/USA.htm=20
=
href=3D"http://www.etcw.ac.uk/Frame1/USA.htm">http://www.etcw.ac.uk/Frame=
1/USA.htm</A></SPAN><FONT=20
size=3D3> =E2=80=9C<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</SPAN>Silly me, I imagined=20
that if Whitefield Audio Tape College was good enough for George =
Grant's=20
alleged *Ph.D.,* it would have been more than ample for you.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D3>By the way Ben, I have emailed =
the=20
<st1:place><st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType> of=20
<st1:PlaceName>Wales</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> asking for =
clarification of=20
their *collaboration* with the Evangelical College of Wales. As you =
know the=20
ECOW advertisement states =E2=80=9CMPhil / PhD degrees are offered in =
collaboration=20
with the <st1:place><st1:PlaceType>University</st1:PlaceType> of=20
<st1:PlaceName>Wales</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. The MPhil and PhD =
are=20
postgraduate awards achieved following the production of a =
dissertation and=20
its successful defence in an oral examination.=E2=80=9D <SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A=20
title=3Dhttp://www.etcw.ac.uk/Courses/MPhil-PhD/MPHPHD.htm=20
=
href=3D"http://www.etcw.ac.uk/Courses/MPhil-PhD/MPHPHD.htm">http://www.et=
cw.ac.uk/Courses/MPhil-PhD/MPHPHD.htm</A><FONT=20
size=3D3> </FONT></SPAN>Strangely, I was unable to find any =
Ph.D.=20
level courses at ECOW. I urge interested 2020 readers to visit =
the links=20
on the site for a fuller understanding of the college's program. =
I was=20
also unable to find a description =
of accreditation credentials -=20
maybe they are not a usual feature of schools in=20
Wales. </FONT><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal=20
style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; =
mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes"></SPAN>I=20
look forward to sharing any response I receive from the University of =
Wales=20
with Vision 2020 readers. <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes"> </SPAN>You=20
could, perhaps, pass the information I gain along to the parents and =
students=20
of NSA.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So nice for =
them to see=20
their faculty climbing up the academic ladder, don't you think?<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Do you think it presumptuous =
of me=20
Ben, to suggest that you finish your Master's program locally before =
you seek=20
an international degree?<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'">=E2=80=9CBenjamin=20
Merkle holds a B.S. in Education (Secondary Education-Chemistry, with =
a minor=20
in History) from the </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'"> of=20
</SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'">Idaho</SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'"> (1996).=20
He is currently pursuing a Master's degree in English literature at =
the=20
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'"> of=20
</SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'">Idaho</SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'"> and has=20
begun work on a Ph.D. in theology at the Evangelical Theological =
College of=20
Wales, UK. He also studied theology at Greyfriars Hall [another Wilson =
Inc.=20
business] from 1998 to 2000</SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'">.=E2=80=9D <SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><A=20
title=3Dhttp://www.newstandrews.org/community/faculty/merkle.html=20
=
href=3D"http://www.newstandrews.org/community/faculty/merkle.html">http:/=
/www.newstandrews.org/community/faculty/merkle.html</A></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
Roman'">Now=20
that's an academic vita we can all envy.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: =
yes"> =20
</SPAN>Well, maybe not.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</SPAN>But it=20
certainly provides the explanation for your =
bitterness and bile=20
(don't forget envy is one of the seven deadly sins, Ben) toward actual =
scholars.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New =
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Huskey<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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