Re: reflection on future bahá'í society

2007-04-11 Thread smaneck
I agree with the feeling that education for all should mean free education. Dear Loic, The thing is that the Aqdas doesn't talk about free education for all, it talks about free education for those who can't afford it. But ordinarily, according to the Aqdas the father is responsible for

Re: reflection on future bahá'í society

2007-04-08 Thread smaneck
This means that free and obligatory education would cause people freedom to choose their academic plan, Dear Hasan, I don't get the impression from the Writings that education will necessarily be free. In fact the Aqdas requires a father educate his children and only if he cannot afford

Re: reflection on future bahá'í society

2007-04-08 Thread Hasan Elias
[EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió:This means that free and obligatory education would cause people freedom to choose their academic plan, Dear Hasan, I don't get the impression from the Writings that education will necessarily be free. In fact the Aqdas requires a father educate his

Re: reflection on future bahá'í society

2007-04-08 Thread Hasan Elias
[EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: This means that free and obligatory education would cause people freedom to choose their academic plan, Dear Hasan, I don't get the impression from the Writings that education will necessarily be free. In fact the Aqdas requires a father educate his

Re: reflection on future bahá'í society

2007-04-08 Thread smaneck
Well, how obligatory education is obligatory if it is not free? Dear Hasan, It is obligatory because the Aqdas requires a father to educate his son. If the father fails to do so the House of Justice has the right to take the money from the father. If he cannot afford it, then the House of